翻译的符号学视角.ppt

1、Chinese-English Translation,The Semiotic Perspective of Translation,Chapter One,The Semiotic Perspective of Translation “翻译是把一种语言文字的意义用另一种语言文字表达出来（也只指方言与共同语，方言与方言，古代语与现代语之间用另一种表达）；把代表语言文字的符号或数码用语言文字表达出来。”（现代汉语词典 1996）,1.1认识符号,橄榄枝，表示： 和平 玫瑰， 表示： 爱情 牡丹， 表示： 富贵,1.1认识符号,家里来客人，主人敬茶，表示： 好客和对客人的敬意 除夕夜的团圆饭：

2、 寄托中国人祈求家人团团圆圆，平平安安的愿望,1.2 认识符号学,符号学是“研究符号，符号系统和人类符号活动的科学”（Petrilli,2001:260-261） 我国的符号学于20世纪80年代才起步,1.3 翻译学的符号学视角,The first step towards an examination of the process of translation must be to accept that although translation has a central core of linguistic activity, it belongs most properly to se

3、miotics, the science that studies sign systems or structures, sign process and sign functions. (Bassbett,2004:21) 审视翻译的过程，首先必须接受这样的观点：尽管翻译主要是语言活动，它却属于符号学，属于研究符号系统或结构，符号过程与符号功能的科学，这是对它最恰当的归类,1.3 翻译学的符号学视角,Translation does take place in spite of differences between semiotic systems. This empirical evi

4、dence is not something we need to demonstrate but something we have to explain, and this ought to be the point of departure for any semiotic reflection on translation. (Eco exchange of amenities or compliments），而77%的学生将其理解为“交往中的客套话”；“海阔天空”可比喻“想象或说话毫无拘束，漫无边际”（unrestrained and far-ranging）,而71%的学生理解为“

5、谈了许多话”；“二话不说”是指“没说别的话”，但一些学生理解为“一句话也没说”。,错误的理解：,双方见面寒暄几句.也就各自走开 They will leave after exchanges of some polite expressions of formulas. 甚至海阔天空地聊一番也就各自走开 They will leave after a lot of talking. 二话不说先递名片反倒有些勉强 It seems unnatural to offer visiting cards without a word.,贴近源语文本的目的语译文 ：,.they will excuse

6、themselves after exchanges of a few words of greetings or even after a rambling chat about everything under the sun. They will offer cards only when they find each other agreeable and hope to further the relationship. And it seems somewhat unnatural for them to do so before getting into conversation. (邵志洪，2006：418),英语的特点：,英语崇尚简洁(brevity) ，清楚(clarity)，简单(simplicity)。1979年由英国人Chrissie Maher创导的简明英语运动(Plain English Campaign)，大力提倡表达清楚(communicate clearly)，拼写正确(spell correctly)和标点符号规范(punctuate properly)，主张用人们易懂的（People-friendly）英语，避免使用冗长晦涩的词语(gobbledygook)，句子的平均长度为1