Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.
The English Pattern of Thematic Progression and Chinese-English Translation
Abstract
An English discourse, to a big degree, manages to achieve its cohesion and coherence through thematic progression in certain patterns, which, nevertheless, may not play as important a role in a Chinese text that is formally less strict but depends more on the inner logic for its fluency and integrity. Therefore, in the practice of Chinese-English translation, if one simply copies the Chines flow of the discourse, in the English version the thematic progression may become confused, and so will the English reader; on the other hand, if adaptations can be made with consideration of the English thematic progression patterns, it will certainly make a difference.
ÌáÒª
Ö÷λÍƽø½á¹¹ÔÚάϵӢÓïÓïƪµÄÁ¬¹áÖÐÆðÁ˲»Ð¡µÄ×÷Ó᣶øººÓïÊÇÒ»ÖÖ¡°ÐÎÉ¢Éñ²»É¢¡±µÄÓïÑÔ£¬¿¿ÄÚÔÚµÄÂ߼ά³Ö½á¹¹µÄÎȶ¨¡£ÔÚººÒëÓ¢µÄ¹ý³ÌÖУ¬ÈçÍêÈ«Ì×ÓúºÓïÔÎĵÄÅÅÁÐ...
Abstract
An English discourse, to a big degree, manages to achieve its cohesion and coherence through thematic progression in certain patterns, which, nevertheless, may not play as important a role in a Chinese text that is formally less strict but depends more on the inner logic for its fluency and integrity. Therefore, in the practice of Chinese-English translation, if one simply copies the Chines flow of the discourse, in the English version the thematic progression may become confused, and so will the English reader; on the other hand, if adaptations can be made with consideration of the English thematic progression patterns, it will certainly make a difference.
ÌáÒª
Ö÷λÍƽø½á¹¹ÔÚάϵӢÓïÓïƪµÄÁ¬¹áÖÐÆðÁ˲»Ð¡µÄ×÷Ó᣶øººÓïÊÇÒ»ÖÖ¡°ÐÎÉ¢Éñ²»É¢¡±µÄÓïÑÔ£¬¿¿ÄÚÔÚµÄÂ߼ά³Ö½á¹¹µÄÎȶ¨¡£ÔÚººÒëÓ¢µÄ¹ý³ÌÖУ¬ÈçÍêÈ«Ì×ÓúºÓïÔÎĵÄÅÅÁÐ...
Posted by: Sylvia Schiavoni
Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.