多模态话语分析视角下《破镜谋杀案》的字幕翻译研究

A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Subtitle Translation in The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side

摘要: 本文以英国电视剧《马普尔小姐》系列中的《破镜谋杀案》一集的官方中英字幕为研究对象，运用张德禄的多模态话语分析框架，从文化、语境、内容、表达四个维度，系统性地分析了字幕翻译中的意义传递与重构机制。研究重点探讨了译者在处理文化特有项、根据语境选择翻译策略、在时空限制下进行信息取舍以及遵循影视媒介表达规范等方面的具体实践。文章认为，优秀的字幕翻译是语言转换与画面、声音等多模态资源深度互动的结果，需要在文化忠实、信息明晰和观众接受度之间达成动态平衡。最终，本文旨在为影视字幕翻译研究提供一个具体的多模态分析路径，并为翻译实践提出策略性建议。

Abstract: This study takes the official Chinese-English subtitles of The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, an episode of the British television series Miss Marple, as its research subject. Based on Zhang Delu’s multimodal discourse analysis framework, the study systematically examines the mechanisms of meaning transmission and reconstruction in audiovisual subtitle translation from four dimensions: culture, context, content, and expression. It focuses on how translators handle culture-specific items, select translation strategies according to contextual factors, make information choices under temporal and spatial constraints, and comply with the expressive conventions of audiovisual media. The study argues that high-quality subtitle translation is a result of the in-depth interaction between language and other multimodal resources, including images and sounds. Effective subtitle translation requires translators to achieve a dynamic balance among cultural fidelity, information clarity, and audience accessibility. This study aims to provide a specific multimodal analytical approach for audiovisual subtitle translation research and offer practical implications for translation practice.