the name and nature of translation studies翻译的名与实.ppt

The Name and Nature of Translation Studies 翻译研究名与实 James S. Holmes 2.1One of two other impediments Two other impediments to the development of a discipline Utopia (另外两个问题) A. the name for this field (首先是名称问题) Seemingly not important, but it is not wise to continue the old name. The map is not the territory.(地图不等于领土)，如果不区分，就会造成混乱。 Diverse terms have been used in writings dealing with translating and translations. the art /craft of translation? the principles/fundamentals/philosophy of translation? （similar terms recur in French and German ） Terms reflect the attitude, point of approach, or background(作者观点、方法、背景) Creates “Learned” terms (术语) Highly active disciplinary suffix -ology . Roger Goffin translatology × The –ology suffix derives from Greek,希腊语 purists reject a contamination of this kind , translatio from Late latin, not even from Classical Latin.古拉丁语 Can not make our subject clear even to universities bodies, let alone to other “groups in the larger society”. 2.2.1 terms the theory of translating The theory of translation Compressed into “translation theory” it is restricted to its proper meaning, fall within the scope of theory formation.(限制了研究范围，不仅仅是理论建设的范围) 2.2.2 the second term the science of translation (French German) Eugene Nida Towards a Science of Translating , did not intend the phrase as a name for the entire field of study, but for one aspect of the process of translating . (不是整个研究领域，而是翻译过程的一方面) Science of translation/translation science Bausch,Klegraf,and Wilss took the disicion to make it main title to their analytical bibliography of the entire field. it was a decision that I regret . Whether linguistics has reached a stage of precision, formalization, and paradigm formation such that it can properly be described as a science.(没有精确的，定性的程度，尚未形成一个范式) Whether we can with any justification use a designation for the study of translating and translations that place it in the company of mathematic