《水浒传》杰克逊译本中习语翻译的补偿研究

论文摘要

翻译损失是翻译过程中不可避免的问题。损失的范围可以波及语言意义、语言外信息、社会文化、审美、风格等各个方面。因此,补偿是确保译品完整传达原文信息、意义、语用功能、文化因素、审美因素等成分的必由之路。本文以杰克逊的《水浒传》英译本中的习语为目标,随机抽取了其中的200个习语,进行了语料库辅助的定性定量相结合的研究。本文作者探索了译者在习语翻译过程中在语言学、审美两个层面所采取的翻译补偿策略,以及译者所遵循的翻译补偿原则。分析显示,在所抽取的全部200个例子中,译者对其中的89.5%进行了补偿。语言学层面的补偿占79%,审美层面的补偿仅占7.5%,另外,同时在语言学和审美两个层面都进行了补偿的占5.5%。作者主要获得以下研究成果:第一,语言学层面的补偿主要体现在词汇层面和语篇层面。词汇层面上,译者主要采取了增益、具体化、概略化、省略、加注五种补偿策略。语篇层面上,翻译补偿是通过增加逻辑连词和人称代词两种方法得以实现。第二,审美层面上,译者侧重于对声音和结构进行补偿。声音上的补偿与结构上的补偿相互有促进作用。第三,需求原则和等功能原则在习语翻译补偿过程中占主导地位。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Background of this Study
• 1.2 Significance of this Study
• 1.3 Purpose of this Study
• 1.4 Research Questions
• 1.5 Layout of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework
• 2.1 Definition and Scope of Idioms
• 2.2 Overview of Theories on Translation Compensation
• 2.2.1 Defining Translation Compensation
• 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Translation Compensation
• 2.2.3 Principles of Compensation
• 2.2.4 Classification of Compensation
• Chapter 3 Methodology
• 3.1 A Self-built Parallel Corpus
• 3.2 Data Collection
• 3.3 Data Analysis
• Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion
• 4.1 Compensation at the Linguistic Level
• 4.1.1 Compensation at the Lexical Level
• 4.1.2 Compensation at the Discourse Level
• 4.2 Compensation at the Aesthetic Level
• 4.2.1 Compensation for Sound
• 4.2.2 Compensation for Structure
• Chapter 5 Conclusion
• 5.1 Major Findings
• 5.1.1 The Linguistic Level
• 5.1.2 The Aesthetic Level
• 5.2 Implications of the Study
• 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
• References
• Appendix 1 Contents of Piety Scripture
• Appendix 2 Code of the FoxPro Program that Aligns the CSHZ Corpus at the Paragraph Level
• Appendix 3 Idioms Receiving Compensation at the Linguistic level
• Appendix 4 Idioms Receiving Compensation at the Aesthetic Level
• Appendix 5 Idioms Receiving Compensation at both the Linguistic and Aesthetic Levels
• Acknowledgements
• Resume