| This thesis is a tentative study of intention equivalence in translation from the perspective of adaptation theory of pragmatics for the purpose of investigating a way out of the dilemma of translation. Verschueren (1999) held that language in use is making continuous linguistic choices in order to fulfill the needs of communication within the constraints of the linguistic and extralinguistic factors. Translation as a process of using language is firstly a process of interaction between two languages, which is loaded with many untranslatable idiosyncrasies therein and secondly approaching the desired one with the enlargement of the common ground obtained in the contact of two languages.Based on the adaptation theory, we believe that although translation goes beyond a monolingual context, the perfect one can only be obtained in the monolingual context. Thus the precondition to achieve it is the contact of two languages, through which the common ground and identical understanding are obtained in the integration of the linguistic idiosyncrasy and universality. Meanwhile, using language is to convey language users' intentions. Therefore in order to be faithful to the original, translation first of all should make the intentions embodied in the language equivalent and adapt to the linguistic properties and the extralinguistic contexts which are saturated with intentions. Doing so cannot solve the untranslatability therein but can make the translated text continuously approach the perfect in the contact.This thesis proposes a tentative translation model based on the above thinking, for the purpose of investigating the intention equivalence in mutual adaptation in the linguistic properties and the extralinguistic contexts.In order to make the study feasible and convincing, authentic examples... |
