写作视角下的英汉文学翻译

论文摘要

本文的研究目的在于应用周姬昌的写作学理论和高健提出的语性说,从写作的角度来分析英汉文学翻译的过程。林语堂许多早期文章具有两种文字文本,且大多是中文文本由作者本人译自英文文本,译文效果极佳。这种作者自我翻译的现象启发了翻译写作学的概念,用写作的态度来进行翻译活动,将更有利于译文保有原文的艺术和审美价值。根据周姬昌的理论,写作活动分为三个进程:感知,运思和表达。感知是作者对写作对象形成感性认识的过程;运思是对文章整体以及局部进行构思的过程;而表达则是将作者的脑力劳动的成果外化为文字的活动。如果将这三个步骤应用到翻译活动中,译者在进行翻译时更能从全局上把握译文,统筹规划。要指出的是,在翻译表达的过程中,由于汉英民族思维方式的不同,使文字表达也产生了很大的差异,这点结合高健的语性说,归纳出汉英两种语言的表达偏好,从而使译者在英译汉的过程中能使用更加地道的中文。中国文学向来视文采为衡量文章的好坏的关键标准,且本文的研究范围设定为英汉文学翻译,文学翻译不仅要求准确,也要求译者尽力保持原文的艺术和审美价值,因此译者在使用地道的中文准确地传达原文意思的同时,如能为译文注入“文气”,必然是锦上添花。四字格及古字虚词都是中文文采的有力表现,恰当应用,将有助于译文成为翻译文学。最后,纵观众多中国作家型翻译家的翻译实践,与职业译者相比,他们表现出了许多的优势,例如对原文的理解以及对译语的使用,由此本文提出了写作素养对于译者的重要性。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Introduction
• Chapter One Writing and Translation
• 1.1 Dissimilarities between Writing and Translation
• 1.1.1 Independent writing vs dependent translation
• 1.1.2 Direct reader vs indirect reader
• 1.1.3 Direct experience vs indirect experience
• 1.2 Similarities between Writing and Translation
• 1.2.1 Subjective writer and translator
• 1.2.2 Similarities in writing and translation process
• Chapter Two Perception
• 2.1 Affectionate Writing Perception
• 2.2 Rational Writing Perception
• 2.3 Translator's Perception
• Chapter Three Thought Operation
• 3.1 The Essence of Thought Operation
• 3.1.1 Envision
• 3.1.2 Discovery
• 3.2 The Basic Mode of Thought Operation
• 3.2.1 Macro thought operation
• 3.2.2 Micro thought operation
• Chapter Four Expression
• 4.1 The Essence of Expression
• 4.2 Impacts of Thought Pattern on Language
• 4.2.1 Abstract thought vs concrete thought
• 4.2.2 Analytical thought vs synthetical thought
• 4.2.3 Object-centered thought vs subject-centered thought
• 4.2.4 Linear thought vs spiral thought
• 4.3 Language Character and Its Reflections on Expression
• 4.3.1 The definition of language character
• 4.3.2 Reflections of language character on expression
• Chapter Five Literary Grace
• 5.1 The Essence of Literary Grace
• 5.2 Four-character Structure
• 5.2.1 The origin of four-character structure
• 5.2.2 Artistic characteristics of four-character structure
• 5.3 Classical Chinese and Function Words
• Chapter Six Translator with Writing Attainments
• 6.1 Writer's Advantages in Doing Literary Translation
• 6.1.1 Perceptive and imaginative in comprehending the ST
• 6.1.2 Skillful and creative in the use of TL
• 6.2 The Importance of Writing for Translators
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements