乡土语言英译中的创造性叛逆研究——以《浮躁》英译本为例

A Study on Creative Treason in the English Translation of Vernacular Language—A Case Study of the English Version of Turbulence

摘要: 贾平凹《浮躁》作为当代乡土文学经典，蕴含着大量陕南方言、俗语与文化负载词，其英译对乡土语言外译具有重要研究价值。本文以葛浩文英译本为研究对象，借助译介学“创造性叛逆”理论，将译者的乡土语言翻译行为划分为有意识性叛逆与无意识性叛逆两类。研究发现，前者通过归化、简化处理提升了译文可读性与传播效果，却弱化了原文乡土文化内涵与地方特色；后者因文化认知局限，出现文化典故、成语、俗语等的误译与简化，造成乡土文化内涵与时代背景流失。本文系统分析了两类创造性叛逆的动因与效果，可为乡土语言英译实践及中国乡土语言外译批评提供实证参考。

Abstract: As a contemporary classic of nativist literature, Jia Pingwa’s Turbulence abounds with southern Shaanxi dialect, local expressions, and culture-specific terms, making its English translation a valuable subject for researching the translation of vernacular language. This study examines Howard Goldblatt’s English version through the theoretical perspective of “creative treason” from Medio-Translatology. It categorizes the translator’s handling of the vernacular into two types: conscious creative treason and unconscious creative treason. The analysis reveals that the former, employing strategies like domestication and simplification, enhances the readability and accessibility of the target text, yet at the cost of diluting the original’s vernacular cultural nuances and local flavor. The latter, stemming from cultural cognitive gaps, results in misinterpretations or oversimplifications of cultural allusions, idioms, and proverbs, leading to a loss of vernacular cultural depth and historical context. By systematically analyzing the motivations and effects of these two types of creative treason, this study aims to provide an empirical reference for both the practice and the critique of translating Chinese vernacular language for global audiences.