从文本可译性的角度对比研究亚瑟·威利与辜鸿铭的《论语》英译本-外国语言学及应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

M. A. THESIS A Comparative Study of the Two English Versions of Lun Yu By Arthur Waley and Ku Hungming from the Perspective of the Translatability of Texts By Cao Shengnan Under the Supervision of Chen Demin Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts December 2009 Acknowledgements First of all, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Chen Demin, because he helps me most both on my study and on my life during the period I study in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His knowledge and rigorous attitude towards learning impress me very much, and I benefit a lot from his encouragement and advice when writing this thesis. Also, I am greatly indebted to all the teachers who have been encouraging and guiding me during this period. Their enlightening teaching has broadened my horizons and laid solid foundations for the composing of this thesis. I am grateful especially to Professor Wei Naixing and Professor Chen Yongjie for their constructive advice on the revision of this thesis. Their suggestions contribute a lot to the improvement of this thesis. Special thanks also go to my mother and my little sister. They are concerned about the progress of this thesis, and their spiritual support has given me enough strength to cope with all difficulties. Finally, I am grateful to all my dear friends and classmates in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. With their company, I have spent a full and joyful time here. 摘 要 《论语》是孔子思想的集中体现，也是先秦典籍中最具影响力的一部著作， 其内容涵盖了哲学、政治、经济、教育、文艺等诸多方面，对中国的思想和文化 影响极为深远。随着以《论语》为代表的儒学文化逐步走向世界，中国古代典籍 的翻译研究也越发受到译界人士的关注。在这一背景下，本文从众多《论语》英 译本中选取了英国学者亚瑟·威利（Arthur Waley）和国学大师辜鸿铭的两个译 本进行了对比分析，希望对今后的典籍英译有所启示。 该研究以文本可译性的理论框架为基础，通过对文本的对比分析，试图说明 运用适当的翻译策略可在一定程度上消解由文化及语言不可译性。文本可译性问 题一直是翻译研究领域的重要课题。传统上，语言学家及翻译家们普遍从两个视 角对可译性进行研究，即共性论和单一论。共性论认为各种语言间的共性确保了 语言的可译性；支持该观点的语言学家们相信，一种语言可以表达的任何事物， 都可以藉另一种语言来表达。然而根据单一论的观点，任何一种语言作为一个独 立的系统都具有其独特性，并且每种语