中国人的思维模式及其在汉英翻译中负迁移的分析

论文摘要

本文旨在研究中国人的思维模式及其在汉英翻译中负迁移等问题。基于对思维,语言和翻译三者之间关系的阐述,本文重点探讨了思维和翻译之间的关系,介绍了中国人的思维模式的特点,澄清对其的曲解并对中国人思维模式和汉语的独特性进行的详细的说明。汉英翻译在思维层面上略显复杂。文章叙述了中国人思维模式的负迁移对汉英翻译过程的影响并随后介绍了负迁移的成因。最后部分探讨了减少汉英翻译中思维负迁移的方法,强调译员应该清楚地了解中西思维模式的区别。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Thinking, Language and Translation
• 2.1 Thinking and Language
• 2.1.1 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
• 2.1.2 Other Survey on Thinking and Language
• 2.2 Thinking and Translation
• 2.3 The Important Role of Thinking in Translation
• Chapter 3 Characteristics of the Chinese Thinking Patterns and Their Influence on the Chinese Language
• 3.1 Introduction of the Chinese Thinking Patterns
• 3.1.1 Philosophical Background
• 3.1.2 Typical Chinese Thinking Patterns
• 3.2 The Chinese Language under the Influence of the Chinese Thinking Patterns
• 3.2.1 Abundance of Expressions in Concrete Forms
• 3.2.2 Emphasis on Particulars and Four-Character
• 3.2.3 Personal Consciousness and Perspective of Chinese Sentences
• Chapter 4 Analysis of the Negative Transfer of the Chinese Thinking Patterns in C-E Translation
• 4.1 Explanation of Transfer
• 4.2 At the Lexical Level
• 4.2.1 Word Meaning
• 4.2.2 Improper Use of Words in C-E Translation
• 4.3 At the Syntactical Level
• 4.3.1 Abstract vs. Concrete Contrast
• 4.3.2 Hypotaxis vs. Parataxis Contrast
• 4.3.3 Passive vs. Active Contrast
• 4.3.4 Explicit vs. Implicit Contrast
• 4.4 Causes of the Negative Transfer
• 4.4.1 Unawareness of the Differences between Chinese and Western Thinking Patterns
• 4.4.2 Misuse of the Chinese Intuitive Thinking
• Chapter 5 Strategic Methods for Minimizing the Negative Transfer in C-E Translation
• 5.1 Clarifying the Differences between Chinese and Western Thinking Patterns
• 5.2 Mastering the Chinese and English Language
• 5.3 Translation Practice
• Chapter 6 Conclusion
• Works Cited
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