原型理论视角下的当代散文翻译研究

The Study on Contemporary Prose Translation from the Perspective of Prototype Theory

原型是范畴的平均特征或集中趋势,是一种认知参照点。一旦当代散文译文原型被揭示出来,可以给当代散文译者,尤其是经验不太丰富的译者,提供重要的指导和参考。在词汇等语言具体使用方面,译文具备更多的原创汉语原型特征;在句子、段落、篇章等形式方面,译文表现出对原文英语的模仿,再现了英语的原型特征。研究还发现,译文在很多方面,都体现出杂合的特征,是"第三符码",而翻译的主要单位是句子。

Prototype is the general tendency within a category,and constitutes a cognitive reference point.Once the prototype of the translated prose is identified,it can act as a kind of reference for the translators,particularly the inexperienced ones.The article tries to explore the prototypical attributes of the translated prose from three aspects： vocabulary,sentence and discourse.We find that： in the usage of concrete words,the translations assume more features with the original Chinese prose while in the employment of sentence structure,paragraphs and discourse,the translations resemble the original English texts.The research also finds that translation is indeed a ＂third code＂,embodying many hybrid features.What＇s more,the paper finds the basic unit of translation is sentence.