歸化與異化翻譯

英語論文編號:YY232  字數:10833.頁數:37

CONTENTS
Abstract…………………………………………..…………..……..I
摘要……………………………………………………………… Ⅲ
Chapter1 Introduction 1
1.1 The Cultural Turn in the Study of Translation 1
1.2 Studies of Domestication and Foreignization 3
1.3 The Purpose, Significance and the Framework of the Thesis 4
Chapter 2 Towards Domestication and Foreignization 5
2.1 Definitions of Domestication and Foreignization 5
2.2 The Disputes over Domestication and Foreignization in History 7
2.3Why Have the Disputes Always Been Going on? 8
2.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Domestication and Foreignization 9
Chapter 3 Factors that Influence Translator’s Selection of Translation Strategies 11
3.1 Types of Text 11
3.2 Social and Cultural Background 15
3.3 Target Language Readers 15
3.4 Translator’s Attitude 17
Chapter 4 The Application of the Two Strategies to the Two English Versions of Hong Lou Meng 19
4.1 A Glimpse of Hong Lou Meng and Its English Versions 19
4.2 The Reasons for Choosing These two English Versions of Hong Lou Meng 20
4.3 A Comparative Study of the Two Versions of Hong Lou Meng 21
4.4 Translating Hong Lou Meng According to the Social Culture 22
Chapter 5 Conclusions 25
Bibliography 27
Acknowledgements 29

ABSTRACT

 Translation, a bridge between different languages and cultures, plays an indispensable role in cross-culture communication. However, as a translator, we have to choose which strategy to deal with the cultural differences between the source language and the target language in the process of translation where there exists two major translation strategies--- domestication and foreignization. In this thesis, I will discuss these strategies and their application from translation, linguistics, and cross-cultural communication perspectives.
 In the thesis, I will first talk about the current research of the domestication and foreignization in the translation circle as well as point out the necessity for further research. Then, I will illustrate the relationship between linguistics and translation as well as between culture and translating and next systematically discuss these two translation strategies including their definitions, the controversy in history and their current studies.
 Besides, I will continue to deal with such neglected factors as may influence the translator’s choice of translation strategies: the type of the source text (ST), the translation purposes, the level of the intended readers, the social and historical background, the translator’s attitude and so on. Finally, from the linguistic and cultural perspectives, the thesis makes a comparative study of the application of domestication and foreignization by analyzing typical examples from the two English versions of Hong Lou Meng translated by Yang Xianyi and David Hawkes respectively.
 The thesis will conclude that these two translation strategies have their respective features and applicable value. I sincerely hope that this research into translation strategies will enlighten translators and make a little contribution to the prosperity of translation studies and translation practice in China.
Key words: translation strategy; domestication; foreignization; application
 
 

歸化與異化翻譯
摘  要

 翻譯作為溝通不同語言與文化的橋梁，在跨文化交際中起著不可或缺的作用。譯者在翻譯的過程中總會面臨翻譯策略的選擇。翻譯策略是指譯者在處理源語與譯語語言文化差異時所用的方法。在翻譯中有兩種基本策略：歸化和異化。本文主要從翻譯學、語言學和跨文化交際的角度來討論這兩種翻譯策略以及他們的應用。
 首先，文章概述了國內外翻譯界對歸化與異化研究的現狀并指出繼續深入研究的必要性；接著論述了語言、文化與翻譯之間的相互關系；然后系統地討論歸化和異化這兩種翻譯策略，包括他們的定義，歷史上的有關爭論和當前的研究現狀，并闡述了作者的觀點。接下來本文討論了影響譯者選擇翻譯策略的因素，例如：文本類型、目標語讀者的水平、翻譯的社會歷史背景、譯者的翻譯的目的及其文化態度等等。作者試圖通過對這些因素進行詳細分析，并結合具體例子，分別從語言和文化層面對中國古典名著《紅樓夢》的兩個英譯本中歸化與異化的應用進行比較研究（楊憲益譯本和霍克斯譯本），來論證異化與歸化看似矛盾，實則相互補充的辯證關系；異化和歸化因其各具特點，在不同情況下都有其存在的價值，過于強調其中的一種是片面的，不科學的；譯者應該根據文本類型、翻譯目的和讀者水平等因素來選擇合適的翻譯策略，絕對歸化和絕對異化都是行不通的。
 希望本文對翻譯策略的研究能夠給譯者以啟發，并達到進一步加強和豐富翻譯理論、指導翻譯實踐的目的。
關鍵詞：翻譯策略；歸化；異化；應用