古典詩詞英譯中的兩個“世界”——一項基于紅樓夢詩詞曲賦英譯的認(rèn)知語言學(xué)研究

1、 iiTwo Worlds in Classical Poetry Translation: A Study of English Versions of Poetry in HLM from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistic View on Translation Postgraduate: Chen Saihua Grade: 2007 Supervisor: P

2、rof. Bai jingze Major Field of Study: British & American Literature Orientation: Translation Theory & Practice Abstract in English Hong Lou Meng (HLM), generally accepted as an encyclopedia of Chinese culture,

3、is the summit of classic Chinese novels. The poetry in HLM as its integral part, is characterized by “Text With Various Styles” (文備眾體) in form and “All Things Vie in Splendor”(萬象爭輝) in content, which can be regarded as a

4、 gorgeous flower in a poetic fairyland presented by classic Chinese novels. If Cao Xueqin created in HLM a realistic and romantic world, then the readers have shared the same world by reading and interpreting it. Moreove

5、r, the English versions of HLM as the extension, variant and resurrection of the original have created another world for the recipients who are foreign readers with passions for Chinese culture and the Chinese readers th

6、at know English well. Up to now, HLM has been translated into more than 20 languages, nearly 60 foreign versions, and its translation study has shown a tendency towards specialization and diversity, branching out into di

7、fferent fields. When it comes to the study of this area, Yang Xianyi’s and D.Hawkes’ fairly complete and excellent English versions are usually picked for the objective of research because they are the most representativ

8、e ones. The theoretical basis of this dissertation is Cognitive Linguistic View on Translation (CLVT), which comes from the Embodied Philosophy and Cognitive Linguistic. Such a cognitive model of translation sees transla

9、tion a cognitive process in terms both of multiple interactions among subjects with differently embodied backgrounds and of a good mastery of the various meanings of the original discourse inclusive of ancient ones. Afte

10、r thorough comprehension of it the translator makes efforts to map and reproduce the original meaning in the target language so as to sketch or depict the reality world and the cognitive world that the author intends to

11、convey. In addition, by taking into consideration all three factors (author, text and reader) in communication, this new model or view ensures the harmony in translation. From the above analysis, it is quite obvious that

12、 such a translation theory provides us a very clear clue in terms of its philosophical basis, its view on the nature of translation, translating units and objective, the checking and balancing system for the TLT and subj

13、ects, and the metaphorical mechanism in translation. CLVT as a newly-rising translation theory has not yet joined in the main-stream of translation theories but it has opened up a new horizon for translation studies due