归化与异化英文论文

Domestication and Foreignization:

A Case Study Of Selected Modern Chinese Essays Rendered

by Zhang Peiji

Abstract

Domestication and foreignization are widely applied as two major translation strategies. Also, as an academic issue, they are discussed with ardent interest by scholars at home and abroad. As scholars hold different opinions about theirapplication, the author believes that the two strategies are worth studying further. The author concludes that domestication is much more frequently employed and foreignization functions as a complementary strategy in Zhang’s translated works, and that domestication can be reasonably applied as the dominating translation strategy, and foreignization may be effectively used to translate cultural elements, which is especially true of translation of Chinese essays into English. It is sincerely hoped that this thesis will enlighten translators and help them flexibly utilize translation strategies so that they may do better in translation.

Key words: translation strategies, domestication, foreignization, a case study

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Necessity and Significance of This Study

Since translation appeared, research on translation strategies has never ceased. As two translation strategies, domestication and foreignization have aroused intense discussions since they were put forward by Lawrence V enuti. Many researchers have raised their opinions on domestication and foreignization.

But there are still problems. This thesis not only presents a relatively comprehensive study of domestication and foreignization, but also provides a case study of Selected Modern Chinese Essays translated into English by Professor Zhang Peiji so as to show how domestication and foreignization are flexibly employed in translation practice and to prove which is the dominating translation strategy and which is the supplementary one.

1.2 Research Methodology

The major methods used in this thesis are as follows: (1) the descriptive approach;

(2) the comparative-study approach; (3) the case-study method; (4) the qualitative-analysis method; (5) the quantitative-analysis method. All the examples have been carefully selected from the two volumes of Selected Modern Chinese Essays Rendered Into English by Zhang Peiji.

1.3 Organization of the Thesis

This thesis is composed of four parts,

Chapter One first explains the necessity and significance of this research, then it states the research methodology and the organization of this thesis.Chapter Two presents a brief review of major studies on domestication and foreignization at home and abroad. Chapter Three carries out a case study of Professor Zhang’s two volumes of Selected Modern Chinese Essays Rendered Into English to show how domestication and foreignization are employed in translation practice.Chapter Four serves as the conclusion. This chapter summarizes the main points.