法学论文摘要翻译 ——以语篇为视角

论文摘要

众所周知,在学术期刊中,论文前都要求配备摘要,简要说明文章内容。自从中国对外丌放以来,她就努力推广自己,这也就要求期刊中文章的摘要应被译为英文,以期激发国外同行的兴趣,引导他们深入研读整篇文章。因而,摘要的主要功能即吸引读者的注意才能实现。但是,将摘要译为英语绝非易事,尤其是翻译法学论文摘要。许多人都尝试进行法律翻译,但由于法学论文摘要较高的学术水平以及繁多的术语,目前的法学论文摘要翻译现状差强人意。也少有学者关注摘要翻译的相关理论研究。即使有,大多也从词或句子的角度关注翻译策略或翻译原则。少有就法学期刊论文摘要翻译进行系统的、整体的研究,从话语分析开展的相关研究更是少之又少。因而,本文在话语分析已取得的研究成果基础上,试图在法学论文摘要翻译的理论以及实践研究有所突破。笔者从话语分析的基本概念出发,从主位推进、信息结构、前景化、衔接和连贯四个方面审视了当前中文法学期刊的摘要翻译现状。通过研究发现,法学期刊的英文摘要翻译以恒定模式为主。信息结构用于挖掘文章信息传递模式。运用树状信息结构,译文会更加符合英文表达的习惯。前景化的运用使译文中的特定的法律术语更加容易理解,同时在翻译过程中,可以有效保留原文本的文体特征。最后,衔接手段有益于在法学论文英汉翻译中,组织连贯的语篇。总之,本研究有助于法学论文摘要翻译实践。另外,本研究可用于指导法学院的法律英语教学实践,以便于学生,也即将来的法学摘要翻译者最终提高他们的法学摘要翻译。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter One:Introduction
• 1.1 Research Background
• 1.2 Research Purpose
• 1.3 Structure and Methodology
• Chapter Two:The Relationship between Discourse Analysis and Translation
• 2.1 A Brief Historical Review of Discourse Analysis
• 2.2 Text and Discourse
• 2.3 Text Analysis and Discourse Analysis
• 2.4 Objects to Be Examined
• 2.5 Discourse Analysis and Its application in Translation
• Chapter Three:Legal Papers' Abstracts Translation and Its Strategies
• 3.1 Present Studies of Translation of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• 3.1.1 Translators' Common Practice of Translation of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• 3.1.2 The Theoretical Achievements in Recent Years
• 3.2 Problems of Translation of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• 3.3 Genre and Register Analysis of Legal Papers' Abstracts and Corresponding Translation Strategies
• 3.3.1 Genre Analysis of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• 3.3.2 Register Analysis of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• Chapter Four:Thematic Analysis in Legal Papers' Abstracts Translation
• 4.1 Theme and Rheme
• 4.2 Multiple Themes
• 4.3 Chinese-styled Topic
• 4.4 Thematic Progression
• 4.4.1 The Constant Theme Pattern
• 4.4.2 The Constant Rheme Pattern
• 4.4.3 The Linear Theme Pattern
• 4.4.4 The Split Rheme Pattern
• 4.5 Thematic Structure Analysis in Legal Papers' Abstract Translation
• Chapter Five:Information Structure in Legal Papers' Abstracts Translation
• 5.1 Division of Given and New
• 5.2 D-tree Formula of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• 5.2.1 Introduction of D-tree formula
• 5.2.2 D-tree Formula of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• 5.3 Limitation on Analysis of Information Structure in Legal Abstracts Translation
• Chapter Six:Foregrounding and Its Application in Translation of Legal Papers' Abstracts
• 6.1 Origins of foregrounding
• 6.2 Foregrounding,deviation and prominence
• 6.2.1 Foregrounding and deviation
• 6.2.2 Foregrounding and prominence
• 6.3 Qualitative foregrounding and quantitative foregrounding
• 6.3.1 In Perspective of deviation
• 6.3.2 Qualitative foregrounding and quantitative foregrounding
• 6.4 Foregrounding and translation
• Chapter Seven:Cohesion and Coherence in Legal Papers' Abstracts Translation
• 7.1 The Relationship between Cohesion and Coherence
• 7.2 Cohesive Devices
• Chapter Eight:Case Study and Suggestions
• 8.1 Interaction of the Four Aspects
• 8.2 Case Study
• 8.3 Conclusions
• 8.4 Limitations and Suggestions
• 8.4.1 Suggestions for Ideological Studies
• 8.4.2 Suggestions for Studies of Other Subdivisions in Discourse Analysis to Translation
• 8.4.3 Suggestions for Legal English Education
• Bibliography
• Appendix A:Samples