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:foerignizationanddomesticationstrategiesin twoenglishversionsofojunryeothtewest: acontrastivestudy 黯汾 : : : : :20064 :20066 : 赥:foerignizationanddomesticationstrategiesintwo englishversionsofojunryeothtewest:acontrastive study bywngzhongqiang supervisedbyproefssorpinghong submittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequiermentofr thedegereofmasterofarts guangdongunivesriytoffoerignstudies april20()6declaration thisthesiseontainsnomaterialthathasbeenacceptedofrtheawardofany otherdegreeofdiplomainanyinstitutionorhigherlearningandthattothebest ofmyowledgeandbeliefthethesiseontainsnomaterialperviouslypublished orwrittenbyanotherpersonexeeptwhenduereefernee15mdaeintheetxtofthe persentthesis. signedby . june2006 1995黯黯 黯 黯塢 汾汾 anhurwalyeİ汾黯wj.f.jnenerİ汾 黯汾 İ汾 :黯;abstract domestieatingrtanslationandoferignizingtranslationaretwotemrsbrought upbyamerieanseholarlawreneevenutitodeseribetwodieffernttranslation srtategies.theofmrerreefrstothetranslationinwhiehartansparentfluentstyle 15adoptedinordertonizehtestrangenessofhteofreigntextofrtarget lanugageeraderswhilethelatterreefrstohtetypeoftranslationinwhiehatarget etxtdeliberaetlyberakstargeteonventionsbyretainingsomehtingofthe ofreignnessoftheoriginal.nowadaysthediseussionoverdomestieationand ofreignizationbeeomesheaetdinchinaandmanyseholarsexpersstheiropinions onrtanslationsrtategysomeevenperdietingthertend.thispaperdiseussesthe origintheoyrandefaturesofdomestieationandofreignizationtranslation. ojuyeothtewstwhieh15oneofthefourgeratchineseclassiealnovels oeeupiesaveyrimportantpositioninchineselietrature.thereofreitsrtanslation alwaysdrawsnoticeableattentionsandatrtaetions.atpersenttwortanslaetd versionsaerquitepopularwitheraderswitheachhavinghteirowndistinetive efautersanddavantages.formtheperspectiveofrtanslationsrtategyarthur waleydeoptsdomestieationrtanslationwhilew.j.f.jennerofllows oferignizationrtanslation.byeitingdetailedandadequateexamplestheppaer diseusseshowtodealwitheultureloadedwordsbyadoptingofreignization rtanslation.theppaerarguesthatofreignizationcaneonveymoreinofmration preserveoferignculturesandbringouteulutreequalitywhiledomesticationean makethertanslatedversionmorereadable. inhteeonelusionpartthepaperarguesthathteeurrentenglishversionof ojuyeothtewesteanstillbeoptizedandimporvedrfomtheperspeetiveof ofreignizationrtanslationbygivingsomeeralanddetailedexamples.theauthorconeludeshtatorfeigniazation15likelytobethertendwhenrtanslatingnovelsufll ofcultureeonnotationssuchasojuyeothtevest. keywords:domestieation:ofreignization:rtanslationofojunrtohtewest euluter;eonrtastiveaeknowledgement 1wanttoeonveymygratitudetomysupervisorpro.fpinghong.1cannot aehievemygoalofsutdywithouthispatientguidaneeandhelp. meanwhile1alsowanttosendgratitudetomyafhalies.1eannotimaginehtat 1maabletocontinuemystudyandfinishthepaperwithouttheirfimrsupport.content chapetr1nirtoduction.1 1.1nirtoductionotojyeothtewest.1 1.2trnaslatdevesrninsofojuyeothtewest.2 1.2.1w.j.eejnnerandhisrtanslation3 1.2.2arthur/aleyandhisrtnasatloin.4 chapetr2significanceofthecontrastivesutdy6 2.1backgroundoftheconrtastivesutdy.6 22pesrpective0ftheconrtastivesutdy7 chapetr3lietaruterreview.9 3.1originsofdomesticatinonadforeingziatino.9 32vettuti5theoryofdomestieationandforeignization12 3.3feautersoffoerginiazti0n.16 3.3.1conveyingmoerinofrmationbyforeignization.17 3.3.2persevringcutluersbyforeignziation19 3.3.3culuterequaltiybroughtbyforeignziati0n.20 3.3.4readingdiffieultycausedbyforeignization.22 3.4debaetsondomestieationandforeignizationinchina.24 chapter4discussingtwotranslatedversionsofjourney tothewstfromtheperspectiveofforeignization28 4.1convycnigniofmration.28 4.2preservingculuters31 4.2.1translationofaneientchinesepoetryandprose.31 4.2.2translationofexperssionsofbuddhismandtaoism36 vll4.2.3translationofchineseid10ms.39 4.3cutiuerequaliyt.42 chapter5suggestionsofrthetranslatedversions45 chapter6conclusions.52 bbiliography:55 vlllchapterlintroduction 1.1intductiontoojunryeothtewest ojuothtewestcornnonlyowntothewesternreadersasmnkeyking 15oneofhtefourgeratclassicalchinesenovels(theotherthleaeroutalwsof waetrmdgrinderamofhteredmdnsionand 1llost romanceoftherekingdom).the fourgeratclassiealchinesenovelsafmousandimportantnovelsin chineseliteratuer.givenhteroles regarded produee ashteofurpearlsinhte playinchineselietraturehteyare ofchineseliteratuer.thesenovels aerhyetverri eatinflueneesonthechineseliterature.inadditiontothistheir influeneesandhteirrtaceseanbeofundinmanyotheraspeetssuehaslanguage soeialliefand50on. ojuyeothtewestliketheotherthreehasitsownuniqueandspeeial efatures.it15verypopularwithchinesereadersespeciallychildrenandtheyouth. todaymanygrownupsstillhavedeepimperssionsonhtevividfiguerswhieh ojuyeothtewestgavetohteminhteirehildhood. ojuyeothtewestwritetnbywtichengen(15101582)someofurhundred yearsago15basedonartuestoyrofaafmouschinesemokntangsanzang (602664).atferyearsofrtialsandtribulationshetraveledonofottowhat15 todayindiahtebirthplaceofbuddhismtoseekofrthesurtathebuddhistholy book.howeverthisnovel15ufllofsupenraturalandmythologiealstories originatedorfmrtdaitionaloflktales. thewholenoveleontained100ehapters.theopeningchaptersreeountthe earlierliefofsunwukong(monkey)andhisrebellionagainstheaven.thenhe 15buriedaliveunderhtemountainbytherulaibuddha(tathagata).inthe ofllowinghtenoveltellshowtangsanzangbeeomesamonkand15sentbythe tangemperorwhohasjustanarroweseapedrfomadeadlydreamwiththehelpofanunderworldoffieialotseekthebuddhistholybook. duringhisjounreytothewesttangsanzangsavessunwukongwhohas beenburiedunderhtegreatmountainofr500yearsandtakeshimashisdisciple. indeditiontosunwtlkongtangsanzangalsogetshelprfomzhubajiethe bailongma(itedragonhorse)andshasengtouflfillhisssion.then tangsanzangguardedbysunwukongzhubajieandshasengridesonthe backofbailongma.theyeontinuetosetofotonthewaytothewstwhich15ufll ofdangershardshipsdemonsandghostssuehastheefroeiousredboythe seoprionspiritofpipacavebulldemonngand50on.finallythroughall kindsofpainstkaingrtialsandrtibulationstangsanzanguflfillsthessionand getsthesutrahtebuddhistholybookatfer81dangersandcalaties. almostallhtemaineharaetersinthisnovelaervividanddistinct.tang15 pureinnoeenteompassionateeomnuttedtobuddhismanddedieatedtothe journey.sunwukong15theheroofthestoyrandhealmostbeeomesthesymbol ofrighteousnesseourageandghtinessbyflghtingallevilspiritsandproteeting tangheartily.zhubajiehasasensualnaturewithalustofrlief.he15afmousofr beinggreedyelumsylazyselfishandlustufl.beeauseoftheseshocrtongshe hasoetfnbeeneasilyeoxedandeheatedbyevilspirits.neverthelesstoberfakn he15veyrhumoorusandmakesthewholenovelufnny.shaseng15honestyand indigentwhodoesallhardlaborworkwihtoutanyeomplaints.andhealways obeysthetang5ordersand15loyaltytothemaste.ralltheseeharaetersleave unofgrettableimpressionsoneraders. 1.2anslatedvesrionsofojunryeothtewest aceodringtowhat15mentionedaboveojuothtewestoecupiesaveyr importantpositioninchinaandenjoysgeratpopultywitheveyrhousehold.as anovelerfleetingchinesehistoyreultuerandtrdaitionproofundlyojunryeotthewest15veyrmuehworthtranslatingintootherlanguagesofrofreignreaders espeeiallywesetrneraders.thesueeessuflandcompeetntrtanslationwillbe importantofrofreignreaderswhowanttoacquireproofundowledgeabout chineseeultuerandenjoyhteamazingstories.duringhtepastcentuyrmany scholarsineludingnativeandofreignoneshavemademanyurfituflattempts. theirworksaerwidelypapreeiatedbeeausetheyhavebuilttheeultuerbridge betweenchinanadwesterneounrties.amongthemarthurwhleyandwj.e jenneraertwoofmostoutstandingrtanslatorswhobothhavetranslatedojunrye othtewes.ttheirworksenjoygreaterputationsandtheirstylesareremarkable. theofllowingsarebriefintroduetionstothesetwotranslatorsandtheirwokrs: 1.2.ivj.fjennerandhistranslation w.j.ejennerbornin1940begantostudychineseatoxofdrin1958where hegraduatedinorientalstudiesin1962.from1963to1965heworkedasa translatorattheforeignlanguagespressbeijingofrwhichhetranslatedmany chineseworks.atthattimehealsobeganhisrtanslationofojunreyothtewest whichenaredgreatafmeofrhimatferhisrtanslationwaspublishedin1984 it15widelybelievedhtatjenner5rtanslation15themosteompleteandafithufl rtanslationofojuyeothtewstamongallversions.nowadaysthisversion15 moreprevailinginbookstoersthanotherversions.robertae.adamsaseholar whoeoncenrtatesonstudyoftranslationsofojuyeothtestdeseribes jenner5versioninhteofllowingway: this15htemostreeenteompletetranslation.it5quiteeolloquialandthe chinesenannesaregiveninpinyinhtecuerrntrtansliterationusageinternationall.y (jenneralsortanslatesmorechinesepropernounsintoenglishandsanshit namesinotchinesehtanmleydoes.)theproseandpoetryaerdynac aceessibletosutdentsandufn.(adams2004) jenner5versioneontainshteeompleteandunbridgedstoyrpreservingvery afithufllyboththestyleandeontentoftheoriginalsto.forexampleeverytime somethinghappensinheavenorhelljennerrtanslatesallthepersonsnames involvingit.inadditiontothishealsotranslatesalmostallthechinesepoetyr idiomsandexpressionsofreligionsinoriginalnovel. havingitsownuniquestylejenner5rtanslation15verydistinguishedrfom ohters.formtheperspeetiveoftranslationsrtategyheadoptstheoferignization rtanslationwhendealingwiththeeultuerloadedwords. 1.2.2arthurwalyeandhistarnslation arthurwaleywasbornin1889tunbridgewellskentenglandanddiedin 1966london.hisoriginalnamewasaithurdavidsehloss.fromtheacadec perspectivewaleywashtegeratrtanstterofthehighlietraryeulturesofchina les11hatluvo u andjapantoanenglishredeinggeneralpublicandhewasregardedas ambassdaorrfomwesttoeastinthefirsthalfofthe20theentuyr.he sel-ftaught languages. butreachedremarkablelevelsoffluencyeveneruditionin beeauseofthishewasseenasasinologist.translationofojunryeot htewsr15hteevidencethathehasmadeagreateoffrttoenhancetheexehanges ofchineseeulutersandoferignones. athisagewaley5rtanslationarousedgreatinterestsofwesternreadersand waswellaccepetdbymanyathisage.beeauseofhimwesternreadershave opportunitiestotasetthespeeialflavorofojunryeothtewestwhich15uniquein itseombinationofbeautywithabsurdity.asarfaswaley5rtanslation15 concernedthelatechineseseholarhushithoughthighlyofit. ithasdelightedllionsofchineseehildrenandadultsofrthreehunderd yearsandthaknstomr.waleyitwillnowdelightthousandsuponthousandsofchildrenandadultsintheenglishspekaingworldofrmanyyearstocome (hushiqdtwaley1943:5) howeverwaleynegleetedmanyaspectseoncenringchineseculture buddhismhistoyrandlanguage.heseleetedonlysomepartsofthewholebook tortanslate.theoriginalnovel15composedofonehundredchaptersbut mr.waleyhasrtanslatedonlythirtychaptersandhasletfoutinparticularthe seeondhalf(chapetrs5097).it15apitythatmr.waleydidnotincludesome exceedinglyexeitingepisodessuchasthetheredemonsofthelioncamel mountain(chapters7477)thebattleswiththeredboyand50on. 5rtanslation15somewhatdomestieationtranslationrfomtheperspeetiveof rtanslationsrtategy.hushiexpressedhisideasonwaley5rtanslationsrtategyas theofllows: butinspietoftheseefwldlyergerttedossionsmr.waleyhasonthe wholeexereisedexeellenteritiealjudgmentinhisselectionoftheepisodes.i agreewithmostofhisonlissionsandheartilyapprovehismethodofotting manyepisodesbutrtanslatingthosethatareretainedalmostinufll.his renderingofdialogue15rtulymasteurflbothinpreservingitsdrollhumorand retainingitsriehproverbialofmr. (hushiqtdwaley1943:2)chapter2signifieanceofthecontrastivestudyoftwotranslated vrsoins 2.1backgroundofhtecontrastivesutdy consideringhtegreatinflueneesoffourgreatchineseclassiealnovelsand hteirrolesinchineseliertatureagreatnumberofseholarsandrtanslatorsathome andbaroadhavedevotedthemselvesintohteeourseofrtanslatinghtem.among htemderamofhteerdmansioneentersthestagewithoutanydoubt.the rtanslationsofderamoftheerdmansionalwaysdrawpeople5attraetionand becolnetheofeusofeonrtastivestudies. in19705dvaidhawkesasinologistrfomenglandrtanslatedthefirst80 chpaetrsofderamoftheredmansionwhiehwaspublishedbypenguinbokos ldt.in1973.whlelalsointhelaet19705yangxianyiandgldaysyangalso finishedhetgreatprojeetofrtanslatingthenovel.thesetwoversionsof rtanslatiottoarusetheinetresstofthecoitllnonredaersandseholarssensationally and11lrnediaetly.manyeonrtastivesutdiesaremadebaoutthesetwoversionsand thedebaetsaswellasdiseussionsstillremainheatedotday.seholarsdiseussthem rfommanyaspeetssuchas:pragmatismrtanslationsrtaetgyeulturepoerty rtanslationand50onforexnatpleqianguanlian(1997)diseussesthemrfomthe perspeetiveofpragmatism.wanghongzhi(1999)eompaershtemrfomthe perspectiveofpoeyrtrtnaslating.evenhtertanslationofperson5namesinderam ofredmdnsionhasmattypapersandartielesonit.in2002senarofderam ofrednsiontranslatiottwasholdinnankaiuniversitywhiehwas sponsoerdbychinatranslationjournal.allbaoverefleettheeurrentsiutation ofrtanslationsofderamofredmdnsioninonesensethesediseussionseaneven beregardedasthehighlightofeurrenteontrastivertanslationstudies. it15anundeniableththatalltheseresearehesandstudieswillbringbenefitstothertanslationsofderamofredmdnsiontosomeextent. indaditiontortanslationsofderamofredmdnsionrtanslationsofthere kingdomsandoutalwsofwatermdgrinalsohavequiteenlightenedand insurtctivedebatesandstudiesonhtem.forexampleatferpearl5.buek rtanslatedtheouatlwsofwaetragrinmanyseholarswereinteresetdin diseussingit.eventhegreatchineselitterateurluxundiscusseditandpointed outsomeimproperpointsofhertranslation.latesidneyshapiromadethe rtanslationofoutalwsofwaterafgrinagainandhistranslationsalsodrewmany attentionsanddiscussions.thepapersandarticlesabouttheeomparisonbetween thesetwoversionsflourisheventoday. howeverasoneimportantmemberofhtefourgreatchineseclassieal novelsrtanslationsofojunreyothtewestarelaekingofthedeservedheated diseussionsanddebates.withoutanydoubtsit15apityofrsuehagreatnovel. thereofreit15veyrneeessayrtoarousethedebatesandesealatethediscussions oftranslationofojuyeotthewes.tthesignificanceofrtanslationofjourneyto thewstshouldneverbeignored. 2.2perspectiveofthecontrastivestudy ojuyeothtewest15auniqueandspeeialnovel.beeauseitnotonlyhas exeitingandsupenraturalplotaswellasvividcharaetersbutalsoitinvolves manyehanningchinesecultures.thesechinesecultureseovergreatspans ineludingchineseidiomsreligionspoetyrand50on. faeinghtediefferneesbetweenchineseeultuersandwesetrncultuersit15 veyrnecessaryofrustodealwiththemrfomtheperspectiveofrtanslationsrtategy. theeroferweshouldmkaeaeontrastivestudyonwhattranslationstrategyshould beemployedbyhetrtanslatorinrtanslatingeultureloadedwords?andalsowe needtoexplorewhatafctorsdeterminehtertanslator5ehoieeofrtanslationsrtaetg.y centeerduponhtesetwoissuesvenuti5theoryofdomesticationand ofreignization15worthbeingdiseussedandpaplied.inrtanslationpraetiee domesticationandofreignizationare rtanslator5srtategytothelinguistie veryimportantconceptsindeciding andculturaldieffernees.aeeordingt0 venuti5theoyroferignizationaimsofreulturaltransefrwheerasdomestication etndstobehteveyrreverseofthisrtansefernee. asarfashtesetwortanslatedversionsofojunryeotthewestandtheir rtanslationssrtaetgiesaerconcernedjennerandwleyadoptdieffrenttranslation srtaetgies.inrtanslatingthosepartseontainingeultureinofrmationjennermainly rtanslaetshtemrfomtheperspectiveofoferignizationrtanslationwhilevley afvorsdornestication.jennertendstortanslatealleultuerinofrmationtoredaers withoutanyossion.onhteeontrary/aleytakesthedieffrentway.when deeidingwhiehversion15moresuitabletotoday5readersandsoeietyit15very neeessarytodiseussthedieffreneesbetweenthemandmkaeaeonrtastivestudy rfomtheperspeetiveofofreignizationanddomestieation.chapter3literaturereview sineewewanttoeommentontwotranslaetdversionsofojunryeotthewest rfomtheperspectiveofdomestieationandofreignizationit15veyrnecessaryto reviewsomeimportantaspeetsofdomesticationandofreignizationtranslation. howdortanslationseholarserspondtothesetwosrtategies?wllatarethey originaetdrfom?whataretheirefautresandwhatwillbehtemostlikelytrendin rtanslationfieldinchina?theanswerstoallhtesequestionswillbeofgerathelp tohaveaelearbirdviewaboutdomestieationandofreignizationrtanslationandto exploerhteadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdieffernttranslatedversionsof ojuyeothtewestrfomtheperspeetiveofdomestieationandofreignization. 3.1originsofdomesticationandfoerignization it15welleerognizedbythepeopleintranslationcirelehtattheeonceptionand hteoyrofdomesticationandoferignizationwasbroughtbylawrencevenutiin 1995.however51larideasusageandapplieationcouldbedatedbacktomany yearsagobothinchinaandabroad. inchinathedebateofdomesticationandofreignizationeanbeconneeetdwith thesutrartanslation.evahunganddavidpollarddeseribethisorigininthe chinaasht