交际翻译视角下《城南旧事》文化负载词英译研究

A Study on the English Translation of Culture-Loaded Words in Memory of Peking: South Side Story from the Perspective of Communicative Translation

摘要: 全球化背景下，中国文学外译是中华文化对外传播的重要途径。本文以彼得·纽马克交际翻译理论为分析框架，选取林海音《城南旧事》的齐邦媛与殷张兰熙英译本为研究对象，结合奈达五类文化负载词的分类标准，对小说内不同类型文化负载词的英译展开案例分析，探究译者所采用的翻译方法。研究发现，译者立足于跨文化交际目标，灵活运用音译、意译等多种翻译方法，在传递本土文化内涵的同时兼顾目的语读者的阅读接受体验。本研究证实交际翻译理论对乡土文学文化负载词英译具有指导价值，以期为中国本土文学外译实践提供参考，助力国产文学作品的海外传播。

Abstract: Against the backdrop of globalization, the English translation of Chinese literature serves as a vital channel for the international dissemination of Chinese culture. Taking Peter Newmark’s Communicative Translation Theory as the analytical framework, this paper selects Chi Pang-yuan and Nancy Ing’s English version of Lin Hai-yin’s Memory of Peking: South Side Story as the research object. Based on Nida’s five-category classification of culture-loaded words, it conducts case analyses of the English renderings of different types of culture-loaded words in the novel and explores the translation strategies adopted by the translators. The study reveals that oriented toward cross-cultural communication goals, the translators flexibly employ multiple translation methods, including transliteration and free translation. They convey connotations of native Chinese culture while taking into account target-language readers’ reception and reading experience. This research verifies the guiding value of Communicative Translation Theory for the English translation of culture-loaded words in local literature. It is expected to offer references for the external translation practice of native Chinese literary works and facilitate their overseas circulation.