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Contemporary Literary Criticism
- Publisher:Eastern Sunshine Publishing House Limited
- ISSN Print:3104-560X(P)
- ISSN Online:3104-5618(O)
- Subject Category:Literature & Arts
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译者行为批评理论下的乡土语言翻译研究——以《蛙》葛浩文英译本为例
A Study of Folk Language Under Translator Behavior Criticism Theory: A Case Study of Howard Goldblatt’s Frog
Published: 2026-11-04
Author: 安祎璠 :扬州大学 江苏扬州; AN Yifan :Yangzhou University, Yangzhou;
Chinese Abstract: 乡土语言是乡土文学的灵魂，承载着民族文化基因与地域色彩，其翻译质量关乎中国文学“走出去”的成效。《蛙》乡土语言丰富，其海外传播成效显著，很大程度上归功于译者的创造性努力。本文以周领顺提出的译者行为批评理论为框架，以葛浩文英译本为研究对象，考察乡土语言英译行为特征与规律。研究发现，葛浩文翻译时，以“求真”为本、以“务实”为上，在“求真—务实连续统”上动态波动。其选择虽受到原文、读者、译者自身因素制约，但核心取向是：在忠实再现乡土语言文化内涵的基础上，以读者接受为依归，实现“求真”与“务实”的辩证统一。本研究揭示了译者的主体性，为乡土语言翻译实践与批评提供参照，也为讲好中国故事拓展了外译途径。
Abstract: Folk language is the soul of local literature, carrying national cultural genes and regional characteristics. The quality of its translation bears on the effectiveness of Chinese literature “going global.” Rich in Chinese local vernacular expressions, Frog has achieved remarkable success in its overseas dissemination, owing largely to the translator’s creative efforts. This study, framed within Zhou Lingshun’s Translator Behavior Criticism theory, takes Howard Goldblatt’s English translation as the research object and examines the behavioral characteristics and patterns in rendering folk language into English. The findings show that Goldblatt adheres to "truth-seeking" as the foundation and "utility-attaining" as the priority, demonstrating dynamic fluctuations along the “truth-seeking-utility-attaining continuum.” Although his choices are constrained by multiple factors, including source text features, reader expectations, and the translators’ own dispositions, his core orientation remains constant: while faithfully reproducing the cultural connotations of folk language, he takes reader reception as the ultimate criterion, achieving a dialectical unity of "truth-seeking" and “utility-attaining.” This study reveals the translator’s subjective, provides a reference for the practice and criticism of folk language translation, and also expands outward-translation approaches for telling Chinese stories well.
Chinese Keywords: 乡土语言；译者行为批评理论；《蛙》；葛浩文
Keywords: Folk language; Translator Behavior Criticism; Frog; Howard Goldblatt