关联理论对诗歌翻译的解释力：诗学评析

论文摘要

关联理论是上世纪80年代由丹·斯伯伯和丹·威尔森发展起来的一种全新的语用学理论。它是在格莱斯合作原则基础上再一次对语言交际的过程,从认知和逻辑上,给予全新的诠释。威尔森的学生厄尔尼斯特·格特将其应用于翻译研究当中,并发现其对翻译研究有着很强的解释力,不仅能把所有的翻译现象纳入体系之内,还可以对翻译作出归结性诠释。格特通过区分诠释性翻译与描述性翻译展现了关联理论的包容性,解决了学界内长期存在的一些热点问题。诗歌翻译,尽管作为一种特殊性质的翻译现象,关联理论对其仍具有着巨大的启发性,这主要体现在翻译过程、翻译标准、翻译策略三方面。在关联理论视域下,翻译过程同样是一种交际过程,只不过是原作者、翻译家、读者三方的交流。翻译家在这个不平衡的过程中承担着中介角色,而且,诗歌翻译的可译性也根据翻译交际的本质而得到了证明。关联理论所给出的翻译标准─最佳关联,尽管内容理想化,但解释力强大。在对译者主体性问题上,关联理论从翻译策略的运用上也给出了自己的解释。不同的翻译家在面对不同认知语境时,必然有其独特见解,因此不同风格的译本应运而生。诗学同诗歌批评有着天然的衍生关系,有必要将其应用于诗歌翻译批评的实践当中。不同的译者在不同的诗学思想指导下,便会创造出风格不同的译本。在针对不同译本的诗学评析后,结论不仅可以用来验证关联理论对诗歌翻译的启示,还可能为翻译批评的研究开辟一片新的诗学视野。

论文目录

• 摘要
• ABSTRACT
• Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Gist of the title
• 1.2 Theoretical frameworks of the research
• 1.3 Expected results of the research
• 1.4 Layout of thesis
• Chapter 2 The relevance-theoretic framework
• 2.1 Inferential nature of communication
• 2.2 Cognitive environment
• 2.3 Context and contextual effects
• 2.4 Relevance and principle of relevance
• Chapter 3 Relevance theory and translation
• 3.1 The feasibility of translation study in Relevance Theory dimension
• 3.2 Key concepts of Relevance Theory to translation
• 3.3 Gutt’s unified account of translation
• 3.4 Applications of Relevance Theory to translation- a concise overview
• 3.4.1 Translation as interpretive use
• 3.4.2 Translation as metarepresentational use
• 3.4.3 Translation as higher-order act of communication
• 3.5 Relevance Theory’s implications to poetry translation
• 3.5.1 Translation process: trinity relationship among author, translator and reader
• 3.5.2 Translation principle: optimal relevance
• 3.5.3 Translation strategies: contextual effect
• Chapter 4 Poetry translation
• 4.1 Definition of poetry and translation
• 4.2 The specialty of poetry translation
• 4.3 The differences between Chinese and English poetry- a concise comparison
• 4.3.1 Comparison of musical system
• 4.3.2 Comparison of visual system
• 4.3.3 Comparison of sense system
• Chapter 5 Poetics commentary
• 5.1 Definition of poetics
• 5.2 Necessity of poetics instrument
• 5.3 Functional poetics commentary
• 5.3.1 A brief introduction of Functional poetics
• 5.3.2 Functional poetics commentary of different versions of “The isle of Greece”
• 5.4 Expressive poetics commentary
• 5.4.1 A brief introduction of Expressive poetics
• 5.4.2 Expressive poetics commentary of different versions of “Tian Jing Sha Qiu Si”
• Chapter 6 Conclusion
• 6.1 Main fingdings of the thesis
• 6.2 Limitatioms of the thesis
• Bibliography
• Appendix
• Acknowledgements
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