《西游记》中文化内涵数字表达的汉英翻译研究

论文摘要

数字用于计数,是所有语言的共同现象。随着人类社会的进步,数字在语言中的作用也得到了相应的发展,在不同的文化背景下被赋予不同的文化内涵。本文通过建立《西游记》汉语原文及詹纳的英语译文的全文本平行语料库JWC,对《西游记》中有文化内涵的数字表达进行研究。研究范围包括含有数字的四字成语,俗语,歇后语,对仗,缩写和一些汉语独有的数字表达方式。通过研究詹纳译本中文化内涵数字表达的译法,归纳数字表达的特点及其翻译策略。该研究表明:(1)汉语《西游记》对数字有明显的偏好。基本数字占据了《西游记》汉语语料库总字数的3.08%,其比例是LOB,Brown和AHI语料库的数倍。由于文化和用法的差异,英语译本中的基本数字比例有所减少。(2)汉语《西游记》中文化内涵数字表达主要有数字固定搭配,单个数字表示概略,并列数字表示概略,数字熟语和数字对仗。数字表达的主要翻译策略是数字保留,数字删除和数字转化。其中数字保留策略占主导地位,但其他翻译方法也颇为普遍。(3)《西游记》中的数字表达有其特点。数字用于人物命名和地点命名多采用直译。含有文章主旨的数字及其倍数在文中反复出现,倍数多采用直译。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Background
• 1.2 Aims of the Study
• 1.3 Research Questions of the Study
• 1.4 Significance of the Study
• 1.5 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Studies on Relative Translation Theories
• 2.2 Studies on Relationship Between Translation and Culture
• 2.3 Studies on Theories of Numerals
• 2.4 Studies on Numeral Expressions in Journey to the West
• 2.5 Theory of Cultural Turn and Cultural Translation
• 2.6 Definitions of Numeral,Basic Numeral and Numeral Expression
• Chapter 3 Features and Classification of Numeral Expressions
• 3.1 Features of Numeral Expressions in Journey to the West
• 3.1.1 The Numeral Names for Characters
• 3.1.2 The Numeral Name for Places
• 3.1.3 The Popular Numerals and Their Multiples
• 3.2 Classification of Culture-loaded Numeral Expressions
• 3.2.1 Single Whole Numerals
• 3.2.2 Fixed Structure Numeral Expressions
• 3.2.3 Numerals in Juxtaposition
• 3.2.4 Numeral Idioms
• 3.2.5 Numeral Antitheses
• Chapter 4 Methodology
• 4.1 The Building of Parallel Corpus JWC
• 4.2 The Criteria and Process for Data Collection
• Chapter 5 Analysis and Discussion
• 5.1 Numeral Usage and Translation in General
• 5.2 Strategies Used in Numeral Translation
• 5.2.1 Preservation of Numerals in Translation
• 5.2.2 Omission of Numerals in Translation
• 5.2.3 Transformation of Numerals in Translation
• 5.2.4 Miscellaneous Cases
• 5.3 The Analysis of Strategies Used in Numeral Translation
• Chapter 6 Conclusion
• 6.1 Major Findings
• 6.2 Contributions
• 6.3 Implications and Suggestions
• 6.4 Limitations
• References
• Appendix A.Programs
• Appendix B.Samples of JWC
• Appendix C.Numeral Names for Characters
• Appendix D.Numeral Name for Places
• Appendix E.Four-character Idioms with Numerals
• Appendix F.Proverbs with Numerals
• Appendix G.Allegorical Sayings with Numerals
• Appendix H.Antitheses with Numerals
• Appendix I.Numeral Acronyms
• Acknowledgements
• Resume