语境理论视角下《红字》两个中译本的对比研究

论文摘要

语境是系统功能语言学中的重要概念,翻译和语境息息相关。在翻译过程中,准确的理解原文和在译文中恰当的表达都离不开语境。翻译涉及原语和目标语在意义上的对等,而意义受制于各种语言的情景语境和文化语境。因此意义的对等就是两种语言在不同的语境中功能的对等。因此,译者应尽可能复现原文的语境特征,并照顾译文的语境特征,从而最大程度传递原文语境的意义和功能。《红字》是十九世纪杰出浪漫主义小说家霍桑的代表作。小说以其思想性、艺术性近乎完美的谐和,在美国文学史上占有重要的地位。原文有着特定的文化语境和情景语境,因此要想在译文中复现原文的语境特征,传达正确的意义和功能,译者必须对原文语境特征进行详细而准确的分析。《红字》在国内的译介历史虽长,译本多,但《红字》的翻译研究却不多见,还没从语境角度对《红字》的中译本进行过比较分析。本文在批判性回顾了韩礼德语域理论的基础上,引入彭利元教授关于语境三要素的新观点,从语境特殊性的角度对比侍桁和姚乃强两个译本在宗教、文化、语气和修辞等方面是否再现了原文的语境。最后论文指出,语境理论可用来分析探讨文学作品的翻译。在了解语境的一般性之外,更要关注语境的特殊性,从而提高译文的准确度。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research background
• 1.2 Research objectives
• 1.3 Research methodology
• 1.4 Organization of thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Studies on Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter from linguistic aspects
• 2.2 Studies on Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter from non-linguistic aspects
• Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
• 3.1 The concept of register
• 3.2 Three metafunctions of language
• 3.3 Realization of three metafunctions in contextual parameters
• 3.4 A new perspective on contextual parameters
• Chapter 4 Realization of Ideational Function in Field of Discourse
• 4.1 Comparison of two Chinese versions in religious discourses
• 4.2 Comparison of two Chinese versions in cultural discourses
• Chapter 5 Realization of Interpersonal Function in Tenor of Discourse
• 5.1 Mood system
• 5.2 Mood types in The Scarlet Letter and two Chinese versions
• 5.2.1 Four mood types in The Scarlet Letter
• 5.2.2 Comparison of two Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter
• 5.3 Modality system
• 5.4 Modal auxiliaries in The Scarlet Letter and two Chinese versions
• 5.4.1 Modal auxiliaries in The Scarlet Letter
• 5.4.2 Comparison of two Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter
• Chapter 6 Realization of Textual Function in Mode of Discourse
• 6.1 Thematic structure
• 6.2 Cohesion
• 6.2.1 Reference
• 6.2.2 Conjunction
• 6.2.3 Lexical cohesion
• 6.3 Rhetoric
• 6.3.1 The definition of rhetoric
• 6.3.2 Comparison of two Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter
• Chapter 7 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendix 1 Dialogues between Prynne and Chillingworth in Chapter 14
• Appendix 2 Dialogues between Prynne and Dimmesdale in Chapter17
• Appendix 3