中国古代译论的学科记忆认同及其文化价值

Disciplinary Identity and Culture Value of Chinese Ancient Translation Theory

中国古代译论作为一个教学学科,早在明代已事实存在。如果从中国传统哲学视角来观察,会发现中国古代译论作为一种文化形态,有着与西方译论不同的文化价值特征:从方法论的思维观念来看,中国历代学者将老子“道学”与儒家“正名说”相结合运用于翻译理论及实践研究之中;从翻译叙事的实践过程来看,中国古代译论强调翻译过程中对原文的创新与重建;从理论形态的构建来看,中国古代译论的研究思维方式直接秉承了《道德经》的叙事特征,采取只描述、不定义的方式对理论进行阐释。当今学者在对待古代译论资源时,应洞见它的发生、发展与价值,从中汲取思想营养,来更好地指导当代翻译叙事的理论与实践建设。

Chinese ancient translation theory has a time-honored history.As a discipline,it has already existed in the Ming dynasty.Explored from Chinese traditional philosophy,it can be found that Chinese ancient translation theory reflects a different culture value system from western translation theory's:in methodology,it is a combination of Laozi's Taoism and Confucian Naming theory;in practice,it emphasizes innovation and re-constriction of the original text;in theoretical form,it inherits the narrative features of Tao Te Ching,adopting the method of"only description,no definition"in illustrating theory.Therefore,for Chinese ancient translation theory,we should discover its existence,value and development,absorbing inspirations from it and applying it to the theoretical and practical constriction of translation.