人称照应的衔接功能与英汉翻译

论文摘要

本文从篇章语言学的角度探讨了英汉翻译中人称照应这种衔接手段的翻译策略。篇章语言学认为完整的语篇必须具备七大标准,即衔接性、连贯性、意图性、可接受性、语境性、信息性和互文性。作为语篇性的重要标准之一,衔接对翻译研究和翻译实践都至关重要。论文回顾了衔接理论的发展、举例阐释了人称照应这种衔接手段,按人称统计了小说Pride and Prejudice及其三种中文译本前五章中人称照应的使用情形,根据统计数据分析总结了翻译过程中人称照应的转换策略及其原因,提出英译汉时应注意宏观上保留原文的人称照应衔接链分布,也应采取以代词译代词、代词名词化、代词省略以及使用其他表达方式等策略从微观上对单条衔接链进行调整。具体而言,以代词译代词这一策略一般适用于第一人称代词作主语和宾语、第二人称代词作主语、修饰语和宾语以及第三人称代词作主语或指代有生命对象等场合;省略策略常用于第一、二、三人称作修饰语以及第三人称指代无生命对象等场合;代词名词化策略一般仅限于第三人称代词,而且与语法功能或指称对象是否有生命无关;使用其他表达方式这一策略也仅限于第三人称代词,但是最常用于第三人称代词指称无生命对象以及指称对象没有明确表示这两种场合。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract in English
• Abstract in Chinese
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 Research Background
• 1.2 Focus of the Present Study
• 1.3 Research Method of the Study
• 1.4 Significance of the Study
• 1.5 Organization of the Thesis
• 2.Personal Reference as a Cohesive Tie
• 2.1 A Brief Review of the Development of Text Linguistics and Cohesion Theory
• 2.2 Several Relevant Concepts: Text, Texture and Cohesive Tie
• 2.3 Definition and Exemplification of Cohesion
• 2.4 Relationship between Cohesion and Coherence
• 2.5 Personal Reference as a Cohesive Device
• 3.Translation Study from the Perspective of Text Linguistics
• 3.1 A Brief Review of Translation Criteria
• 3.2 Translation Study from the Perspective of Text Linguistics
• 3.3 Text as the Unit of Translation
• 4.T ranslation of Personal Reference as a Cohesive Tie
• 4.1 Contrasts between Chinese and English in Application of Personal Reference as a Cohesive Tie
• 4.2 Analysis of the Statistics
• 4.2.1 Third Person
• 4.2.1.1 In Accordance with Grammatical Functions
• 4.2.1.2 In Accordance with the Nature of the Referents
• 4.2.2 Second Person
• 4.2.3 First Person
• 4.3 Translation Strategies
• 4.3.1 Preservation of the Original Personal Pronoun
• 4.3.1.1 The Principle of Pronominalization
• 4.3.1.2 The Principle of Narrative Focus
• 4.3.2 Omission
• 4.3.2.1 Inanimate Referent
• 4.3.2.2 Reference as Modifiers
• 4.3.3 Transformation into Full Nouns
• 4.3.3.1 The Principle of Distinguishableness
• 4.3.3.2 The Principle of Psychological Distance
• 4.3.3.3 The Principle of Blocking
• 4.3.4 Transformation into Other Expressions
• 4.3.4.1 Extended Reference or Grammatical Subject
• 4.3.4.2 Covert Reference
• 5. Conclusion
• 5.1 Summary of Major Findings
• 5.2 Implications of the Present Study
• 5.3 Limitation of the Study and Suggestions for Further Studies
• Bibliography