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从社会符号学视角看《水浒传》中粗俗语的英译

作　者: 潘群辉
导　师: 贾德江
学　校: 南华大学
专　业: 外国语言学及应用语言学
关键词: 社会符号学翻译法粗俗语意义功能语境文化
分类号: H315.9
类　型: 硕士论文
年　份: 2010年
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粗俗语是粗鲁庸俗的话语,引人不悦,虽不能登大雅之堂,却是语言的有机组成部分。粗俗语的使用在某些文学作品中对典型人物形象的塑造起着画龙点睛的作用,不仅可以反映出人物的社会地位,教育背景,个性特点,而且可以折射出人物所处时代的道德规范,价值观念,宗教信仰,审美标准,社会等级制度等文化特征。粗俗语自然真实,给人深刻印象。准确理解和翻译粗俗语对再现人物形象非常重要,但因其复杂的社会文化性使得翻译起来并非易事。本文尝试在社会符号学翻译法指导下,以沙博理和赛珍珠的《水浒传》英译本为语料来源,重点探讨《水浒传》中粗俗语的英译。社会符号学把人类社会所使用的一切符号作为研究对象,包括最复杂的语言符号系统。符号的意义即符号的关系,意义不仅存在于语言符号系统,也存在于其它非语言符号系统。意义的解释必须置于社会文化语境中。社会符号学超越了单纯的语言层面的研究,将其注意力更多地投向文化、语境、风格、语域等影响翻译的因素。因此社会符号学翻译法更全面,更有优势。根据社会符号学翻译法,翻译即翻译意义,包括指称意义、言内意义、语用意义的翻译;翻译还要体现原文语言表达的功能;翻译过程是社会语境中的解码和编码;解码和编码时应将非语言符号考虑在内。基于以上原则,本文详细分析了沙博理和赛珍珠《水浒传》英译本中的粗俗语翻译,并在社会符号学理论指导下对粗俗语的翻译方法进行了较深入的探讨。通过分析研究,本文的结论如下:社会符号学翻译法有助于再现粗俗语的意义和功能;由于语言文化的差异,有些意义的流失不可避免;社会符号学翻译标准——意义相符,功能相似为翻译方法的选择提供了一定的依据,有助于最大限度地减少翻译过程中意义的流失。因此,社会符号学翻译法对粗俗语的翻译必然具有一定的指导意义。

全文目录

摘要  7-8
Abstract  8-10
Chapter One Introduction  10-14
  1.1 The scope and purpose of the research  10-11
  1.2 Methodology  11-12
  1.3 Outline of the thesis  12-14
Chapter Two Literature Review of Vulgar Language  14-20
  2.1 Introduction to vulgar language  14-16
    2.1.1 Definition of vulgar language  14
    2.1.2 Characteristics of vulgar language  14-15
    2.1.3 Classification of vulgar language  15-16
  2.2 Previous research on vulgar language translation  16-20
    2.2.1 Achievements of previous research on vulgar language translation  16-18
    2.2.2 Problems in previous research on vulgar language translation  18-20
Chapter Three Shuihuzhuan and its Vulgar Language  20-27
  3.1 Shuihuzhuan and its popularity  20-21
  3.2 Shapiro and Buck and their English versions of Shuihuzhuan  21-22
  3.3 The vulgar language in Shuihuzhuan  22-27
    3.3.1 Classification  22-23
    3.3.2 Features  23-24
    3.3.3 Functions  24-27
Chapter Four Theoretical Framework of the Thesis  27-44
  4.1 Theoretical basis of the thesis  27-34
    4.1.1 Semiotics  27-30
    4.1.2 Sociosemiotics  30-34
      4.1.2.1 Language as social semiotic  30-31
      4.1.2.2 Essential ingredients in a sociosemiotic theory  31-34
  4.2 Asociosemiotic approach to translation  34-44
    4.2.1 A review of a sociosemiotic approach to translation  34-36
    4.2.2 Principles of a sociosemiotic approach to translation  36-42
    4.2.3 The translation criterion in the light of sociosemiotics  42-44
Chapter Five Application of a Sociosemiotic Approach to the Translation of the Vulgar Language in Shuihuzhuan  44-74
  5.1 Translation of the vulgar language concerning morality  44-53
    5.1.1 Translation of the Chinese word “贼”  44-50
    5.1.2 Translation of other Chinese words related to morality  50-53
  5.2 Translation of the Chinese word “鸟”  53-57
    5.2.1 Reproduction of the pragmatic meaning and the relevant functions  54-56
    5.2.2 Reproduction of the designative meaning and the informative function  56-57
  5.3 Translation of animal words  57-65
    5.3.1 Translation of the Chinese words “狗”and “猪”  58-61
    5.3.2 Reproduction of meanings and functions in translation of the Chinese word “驴”  61-63
    5.3.3 Reproduction of meanings and functions in translation of the Chinese words “猴子”and “猢狲”  63-65
  5.4 Translation of the Chinese word “屁”  65-69
    5.4.1 Reproduction of the pragmatic meaning and the relevant functions  65-67
    5.4.2 Reproduction of the designative and linguistic meanings and the relevant functions  67-69
  5.5 Reproduction of meanings and functions in translation of the vulgar language pertaining to seniority  69-70
  5.6 Translation of the vulgar language of cursing or threatening  70-74
    5.6.1 Reproduction of the designative meaning and the informative function  70-71
    5.6.2 Reproduction of the pragmatic meaning and the expressive function  71-73
    5.6.3 Reproduction of the linguistic meaning and the aesthetic function  73-74
Chapter Six Discussions on the Translations by Sydney Shapiro and Pearl S. Buck  74-81
  6.1 Translation methods adopted by the two translators  74-76
    6.1.1 Literal translation  74
    6.1.2 Free translation  74-75
    6.1.3 Combination of free translation and literal translation  75
    6.1.4 Zero translation  75-76
  6.2 Different features of the two English versions and possible reasons for the differences  76-77
    6.2.1 Buck’s “less crude”version  76
    6.2.2 Shapiro’s more flexible version  76-77
    6.2.3 Possible reasons for the differences  77
  6.3 Obvious losses or gains in meaning and function in the two English versions  77-80
  6.4 Reflections on the the noncorrespondence in meaning and function  80-81
Chapter Seven Conclusion  81-84
  7.1 Main research findings  81-83
  7.2 Implications for other researches  83
  7.3 Limitations and suggestions for future research  83-84
Bibliography  84-87
Appendix 1  87-104
Appendix 2  104-105
Acknowledgements  105

从社会符号学视角看《水浒传》中粗俗语的英译

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