The Stylistic Analysis of One Abstract from Lin Yutang

In this paper,based onthe stylistic point of viewin discourse analysis,one abstract fromlin Yutang’sMyCountryand My Peopleis analyzed.Meanwhile,the unique characteristic of LinYutang’s prose is presented in theanalysis.The characteristics are easiness,lucidity,and si mplicityin style,which deserves to be regarded as the model forthe Chinese learners of English to followin their using of Englishlanguage.

The Taoist Way to Follow Nature: Analysis of Lin Yutang’s Moment in Peking

Moment in Peking written by Chinese American writer Lin Yutang,follows the life of an extended upper-class Beijing family from the time of the Boxer uprising in 1900 to the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.It is both a depiction of the daily life of a Chinese family,and a chronicle of the political and social changes sweeping China during that period.This novel takes Taoism as the philosophical backdrop,and the concept of“Life passes like a dream”as the theme,revealing the struggles and vicissitudes of Yao Mulan and her father Yao Sian.It is a unique way for Lin Yutang to interpret the Taoism and the Taoist way to follow the nature.

Overlapping or Reshaping:Chinese Image in Lin Yutang’s Trans-creation Works

Lin Yutang had been working hard to spread Chinese culture in English since he settled abroad in 1936 and all his oversea trans-creation works to some extent re-shaped the Chinese image in the West.This paper makes a contrast study between the stereotyped one in the West and the real Chinese image in Lin Yutang’s trans-creation works and finally points out that Lin Yutang’s adoration for Chinese culture and his passion for establishing culture identity overseas has set a good example for building up a good national image for China today.

On the Translation Aesthetics of Lin Yutang from His Translation of Six Chapters of a Floating Life

Six Chapters of a Floating Life is an elegant autobiographical prose. The English version of Lin Yutang is honored as one of the classic translations. As the first translator to embrace"aestheticism"from the perspective of translation in Chinese history,Lin Yutang put for ward three standards for translation, namely,"fidelity, coherence and beauty", and proposed translation aesthetics in his article On Translation. By interpreting Lin's translation work of Six Chapters of a Floating Life from the aesthetic aspect,this paper analyzes Lin Yutang's standards for"aesthetic"translation, which refers to the beauty of sound, sense, conception, form and spirit, and also reveals his enlightening contribution to translation theory construction.

A Study on Lin Yutang's Translation Strategies of Domestication

Accredited as"Master of Humor",Lin Yutang is a world-famous translator,scholar and writer who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature repectively in 1972 and 1973.His role of successfully introducing Chinese culture to the West are compared to that of Jesuilt missionary Matteo Ricci,quoted The United Daily News of Taiwan,as saying(林太乙,1998).As a unique and an outstanding translator in Chinese history,Lin devotes his entire life to translating and writing in English,and has a profound impact on introducing Chinese Culture to the English-speaking world during the recent 100 years.He also put forward a systematic and sound set of translating theories which he himself abide by strictly in his own works.This small mini essay will touch upon Lin Yutang’s translation,his ideas about translation,his influences,the connections between his writing and translation.Among his various achievements,this essay attempts to probe into Lin Yutang‘s translation theories,especially that of"Domestication".

The Study on Lin Yutang's Translation from the Perspective of Aesthetics

Since the main purposes of translation lies in expressing to the target readers both the message and the aesthetic value of the source text and making the readers ideologically inspired and aesthetically entertained,Lin Yutang conclusively sum up that the aesthetic criteria in translation should be faithfulness,expressiveness and beauty throughout his translation practices.This thesis mainly focus on the aesthetic criteria of Lin's translation as well as the aesthetic reproduction in his translation which illustrates the unity reached in Lin's translation in terms of both the aesthetic features and the loyalty to the meaning.

Lin Yutang＇ s Profound Influence on the Cultural Exchange between China and the West

Cultural exchange is of great importance to the development of civilization. Lin Yutang,a literary giant,not only has significant impact on the development of Chinese modern literature,but also leaves a profound influence on the cultural exchange between China and the West. Lin has received western education since an early age. After reaching adulthood he attains accomplishment in Chinese traditional culture,through which he acquires deep understanding of both cultures. On the one hand,Lin's description of Chinese society and Chinese people,high praise of humorous style,and innovation of translation concept,all contribute considerably to the communication between Chinese and western culture. On the other hand,its negative effect can't be ignored. The false description in his works leaves a deep- rooted cultural prejudice against Chinese in westerners.

On the Appliance of Lin Yutang's Translation Theory in his Translation Practice of Six Chapters of a Floating Life

The thesis explores Lin Yutang's translation practice from a microscopic perspective by means of the application of Lin's translation theory. It attempts to analyze Lin's translation characteristics and the reason why he does so from the point of view of Lin's translation theory,basically two rules:fidelity rule and aesthetic beauty rule and evaluate Lin's translation.

Comparative Study on Lin Yutang’s Translation Principle and Skopos Theory’s Three Rules of Translation

An review of the similarities and disparities on the ideas of translation between Lin Yutang’s translation principle and German Functional School’s Skopos Theory finds that,for the three rules in both theories,two rules which involve fidelity and smoothness/coherence share some similarities.Though both Lin and Skopos Theory argue that fidelity and smoothness/coher?ence are significant indicators for translation,their focus and priority are not identical.Lin stresses the importance of beauty while Skopos Theory focuses on the skopos of the translation.Lin’s translation rules are more suitable for literature translation,while Skopos Theory is more popular among those who conduct instrumental translation and documentary translation.

On Lin Yutang:A case of His Version of Six Chapters of a Floating Life

From the translation theoretical strategies of"domestication"and"foreignization",Lin Yutang's translation of Six Chapters of a Floating Life provides three ways to deal with the cultural differences:using idiomatic expressions of the target language,retaining Chinese linguistic characteristics and changing the syntactic structures.His usage of simple but proper words and idiomatic expressions endows his translation with naturalness and fluency.Lin's culture attitude-a combination of both eastern and western culture.

林语堂《吾国与吾民》中的中国哲学精神书写

《吾国与吾民》是林语堂用英语阐释中国的民族传记作品,也是他以幽默体悟中国的文学史诗。他熟谙中国传统哲学要义,积极传播以中国哲学精神为核心的中国智慧。通过中西文化对比,他向西方读者展示了自己想象中的人文主义中国形象,某种程度上改变了西方读者对中国、中国人和中国文化的误解。结合自己对中国传统文化的认知和感悟,他在《吾国与吾民》中揭示了儒家哲学的现实主义精神,以及道家哲学的理想主义精神,并充分肯定中国哲学精神对中国文化发展和中国形象的塑造的重要贡献。

翻译教学场域中理论与实践的多元合一--基于林语堂作品的教学、科研、实践一体化模式研究

基于林语堂经典作品的教学、科研、实践的一体化模式,通过翻译教学场域打造“教学-科研-实践”共同体,从而实现教、研、译聚焦的资源一体、实践主体同步、实践空间同一(即场域同一),以共同提高师生的语言能力、书写能力、传播能力和反思能力,促进论文写作、项目申报、成果转化等科研水平的协同进步,解决教学与科研分离、理论与实践脱节等现实问题,从而实现多元合一、共生共长,其应用价值和理论意义值得深入探索与推广。

林语堂自译研究:“译创”理论视角——以《小评论:林语堂双语文集》为个案

本文以“译创”为理论指导,系统考察林语堂在《小评论:林语堂双语文集》中的自译行为,探讨其自译的总体策略,明确所采用的具体翻译技巧以及自译与“译创”之间的关系。通过研究,文章提出三个观点:一是无论是自译还是“译创”,译者均比普通译者享有更多的自由度和创造性;二是“改写”是林语堂自译中采用的总体策略,主要包括阐释、增译和省译,而这些技巧与“译创”的特点是相一致的;三是自译与“译创”之间存在相互成就、相互补充的关系,“译创”能为自译提供理论指导作用,自译则是“译创”的一种表现形式。本研究能够拓展林语堂研究的空间和丰富“译创”理论的内涵意义。

圣约翰大学时期林语堂的语言文学研究

林语堂在上海圣约翰大学时期发表的《我们为何学习中文》(1912)、《汉语拼音》(1913)、《中国小说》(1913)、《天国求经记》(1914)和《中国文学语言》(1914)等5篇语言文学研究的英文学术论文是其学术研究“学徒”时期的代表性作品,也是其一生致力于向西方介绍中国文化的起点。林语堂的“学者”身份在圣约翰大学时期初现雏形。

上海圣约翰大学时期林语堂英语短篇小说研究——以《南方小村生活》和《善波》为例

林语堂在上海圣约翰大学时期发表的《南方小村生活》(1914年)和《善波》(1915年)等两篇英语原创性短篇小说是其小说创作学徒时期的主要代表,也是其一生致力于向西方“讲好中国故事”的起点。这两篇短篇小说体现了林语堂早期英语小说创作在叙事视角、内容、结构、修辞和用语等方面的叙事特征和写作特色,是其后期长篇英语小说创作的雏形。

林语堂的时空图景与文化理想

与其他中国现代作家相比,林语堂的时空图景注重天、地、人、心,有时甚至呈现出超时空的神秘感与不可知论,显得异常广阔、壮观、博大、深厚,这在其地理时空、社会时空、心理时空、精神时空中得以充分体现。林语堂的文化思想主要包括矛盾中的和谐、生命的循环、诗化人生、融通与对话,这对于克服世界人生中的矛盾冲突、悲观绝望、人心分裂,以及存在的战争风险,都有重要的启示价值和意义。

大萧条、杂志年与幽默小品文关系再勘——兼论经济危机时代文学范式的转换

1933年至1935年的“杂志年”的背后,是1929年全球性大萧条在中国延宕性显现的结果,其影响源头有三:读者购买力降低、失业率提高与进口纸关税上涨。杂志年中幽默与小品的“合股”,在作家主体与受众视野间形成了一个偏差:如若没有穿越下行周期的经济基础,幽默恐怕没有灵机天成的意义,小品文与中心性自我,也只能沦为大萧条下的逃避、释放与消遣心理。幽默小品文以边缘自居,源于大萧条带来的范式转换:“理性经济人”为代表的个体理性主义遭遇挑战,经济恐慌与混乱取代了抽象秩序,主张静观、理性的思想与文学潮流在世界范围内均成为隐流。

选择与适应视角下的杂合:《生活的艺术》的跨文化解读

以翻译适应选择论为理论框架,对20世纪30年代风靡美国的中国文化经典《生活的艺术》的译介展开研究。研究发现,大萧条期间,为“工业文明病”所困的美国民众从林语堂的《吾国与吾民》一书中发现了对中国文化的误解,并从中感悟到了生活的智慧。而林语堂也在赞助人的推动下,希望延续该书的成功从而达到“治病救人”的交际目的,为此他开始了《生活的艺术》的创作。林语堂通过使用汉语句式和未被广泛接受的音译词汇、中国古代文化介绍和中西文化对照、语录体引进这3种方式,实现了《生活的艺术》一书在语言维度、文化维度和交际维度的适应性选择转换,使其在语言、文化和文学手法上呈现出明显的杂合特征,以适应当时复杂的翻译环境。研究表明,针对翻译生态环境进行多维度转换,实现作品的适度杂合,有利于中国文化的译介与传播。

林语堂“歌戈鱼虞模”古读研究的贡献及局限

林语堂根据印欧语系的音读演变以及中国古音的阴阳对转情况,提出“歌戈读长ɑ,麻读短ɑ”的观点。他还根据历史语言学原则、古韵部之间的音转关系、梵汉对音的证据,提出“周秦汉魏时,鱼虞模读开o(或合o)”的见解。虽然在论述的过程中还存在不足,但他于研究材料、方法、结论皆有个人创见,为后来学者更深入的探讨提供了理论基础。

“场域—资本”理论视角下林语堂译介活动和传播研究

林语堂“两脚踏中西文化,一心评宇宙文章”,是整个20世纪中国文化译介的典范,本文主要考察权力场域和资本作用对林语堂作品译介传播的影响,剖析在特定权力背景下林语堂译介的作品和传播特征。林语堂的译介活动体现了各类资本的共生与互动,对彼时中国文化的传播有重要作用,为新时代中国文化对外译介提供了现代性阐释。