Chapter 12. Translation and re-narration of Nainai
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Jiayan Xiao
摘要
This case study is exemplified to probe into the distinctions between English translations either by English native translators Hawkes, Joly and Bonsall, or Chinese translator Yang in translating the personal deictic Nainai as appellation in chapter 27 of Honglou Meng, to sort out what cognition of Chinese culture they retained and intended to consolidate and evaluate if the translation(s) have convinced positive traditional Chinese culture. The discussion covers the reliable narration and unreliable narration of interpersonal relationship, social status, and modification based on the pragmatic study of the social and personal deictic Nainai as appellation in the discourse, suggesting that the cultural stance adopted by the translators can be the key factor in the wording and consequently in re-narrating the interpersonal relationship and their social status, with the intention of classifying the factors of improving the intercultural communication, a more positive response of Honglou Meng and the culture the work has embedded with, simultaneously better reproduction of the traditional Chinese culture can be developed.
摘要
This case study is exemplified to probe into the distinctions between English translations either by English native translators Hawkes, Joly and Bonsall, or Chinese translator Yang in translating the personal deictic Nainai as appellation in chapter 27 of Honglou Meng, to sort out what cognition of Chinese culture they retained and intended to consolidate and evaluate if the translation(s) have convinced positive traditional Chinese culture. The discussion covers the reliable narration and unreliable narration of interpersonal relationship, social status, and modification based on the pragmatic study of the social and personal deictic Nainai as appellation in the discourse, suggesting that the cultural stance adopted by the translators can be the key factor in the wording and consequently in re-narrating the interpersonal relationship and their social status, with the intention of classifying the factors of improving the intercultural communication, a more positive response of Honglou Meng and the culture the work has embedded with, simultaneously better reproduction of the traditional Chinese culture can be developed.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Chapter 1. Researching the Chinese language and discourse 1
- Chapter 2. The distribution of null subjects in Chinese discourse 11
- Chapter 3. Conversational narrative marker 37
- Chapter 4. Windows of attention and the polysemy of V-kai 59
- Chapter 5. The acceptability of 把 ba +subject-oriented resultatives in Mandarin Chinese 73
- Chapter 6. Gender representation in Chinese language 101
- Chapter 7. Understanding stancetaking through gestures and linguistic practices in a public political debate in Hong Kong 119
- Chapter 8. Representations of Pinkunsheng in China’s university media 147
- Chapter 9. Language resources of Yunnan in “the Belt and Road” project 167
- Chapter 10. Impact of power relations on news translation in China 177
- Chapter 11. Translating puns in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 195
- Chapter 12. Translation and re-narration of Nainai 219
- Name index 229
- Subject index 231
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Chapter 1. Researching the Chinese language and discourse 1
- Chapter 2. The distribution of null subjects in Chinese discourse 11
- Chapter 3. Conversational narrative marker 37
- Chapter 4. Windows of attention and the polysemy of V-kai 59
- Chapter 5. The acceptability of 把 ba +subject-oriented resultatives in Mandarin Chinese 73
- Chapter 6. Gender representation in Chinese language 101
- Chapter 7. Understanding stancetaking through gestures and linguistic practices in a public political debate in Hong Kong 119
- Chapter 8. Representations of Pinkunsheng in China’s university media 147
- Chapter 9. Language resources of Yunnan in “the Belt and Road” project 167
- Chapter 10. Impact of power relations on news translation in China 177
- Chapter 11. Translating puns in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 195
- Chapter 12. Translation and re-narration of Nainai 219
- Name index 229
- Subject index 231
