《红高粱家族》英译本中民俗文化翻译的框架重构研究
关键词 框架 民俗翻译 重构方式 红高粱家族
毕业论文 外 文 摘 要
Title Frame Reconstruction in Translation of Folklore in Red Sorghum
Abstract
Red Sorghum, a Gaomi-based story published first in 1986, establishes Mo’s position in domestic literature circle and earns him international reputation. Mo’s success in winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literate is partly attributed to his translators, especially to the English translator Howard Goldblatt. This study focuses on the translation of folklore that is splendidly captured in Red Sorghum and holds great appeal and value to the reader. By applying frame semantics to the translation of folklore, this paper aims to exemplify the benefits of frame construction in cultural translation. In all, this paper generalized four reconstruction approaches i.e., elements replacement, elements transplant, level relocating and frame number adjustment, from comparing ST (source text) with TT (targeted text) examples to illustrate how these approaches help to overcome the problems posed by local folklore elements when translated into English.
Keywords frames folklore translation reconstruction Red Sorghum
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Literature review 3
2.1 Goldblatt’s version of Red Sorghum 3
2.2 Folklore translation 3
3 Frames 6
3.1 Definition of frames 6
3.2 Frame elements 6
3.3 Features of frames 7
4 Frame reconstruction in translation 10
4.1 Frame-based equivalence 10
4.2 Frame reconstruction 11
5 Frame reconstruction in translation of folklore in Red Sorghum 13
5.1 Elements replacement 13
5.2 Elements transplant 14
5.3 Level relocating 16
5.4 Frame number adjustment 18
5.5 Summary 20
Conclusion 22
Acknowledgements 23
References 24
1 Introduction
Mo Yan, the first Chinese writer that has ever been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, finds inspiration in his hometown, Gaomi, Shandong. It is a great source of inspiration to him as he complimented “If there is a starting point for my stories, it is from Northeast Gaomi Township, which, of course, is where my life starts too”(Mo, 2004, p. 345). Red Sorghum, a Gaomi-based story published first in 1986, receives great critical acclaim and establishes Mo’s position in domestic literature circle. Although the “Northeast Gaomi Township” in the novel is not so realistically identical with the actual town (Sun, 2014), a great deal of its local color is captured in the story. Zhang Qinghua argues that literature work gain wide recognition and significance from their excellence either in holding great universal value or in introducing enormous local culture and experience (Zhang, 2007). Gaomi folklore in Red Sorghum, no doubt, holds such appeal and value to the academic community as well as the reader.