言语行为理论对于翻译实践指导意义.docVIP

言语行为理论对于翻译实践指导意义 　　Speech act theory studies language as is ordinarily used. This approach to language provides useful insights into translation. Illocutionary function is as much the central concern in translation as in any other speech acts. The theory of meaning in speech act theory is of practical significance to translation. The total meaning of an utterance consists of intentional meaning and conventional meaning which are produced by intentional force and conventional force. Translation problems may arise from convention as well as intention. This thesis focuses on the theory of meaning proposed by Searle and investigates convention and intention in speech act respectively, analyzes translation problems caused by conventional and intentional forces and proposes corresponding solutions to the problems. Only both the intentional and the conventional meanings and the relation between them are captured can illocutionary effect of the original source be realized through translation in the target language. 　　1 Speech Act Theory 　　Speech act theory is the first major theory in pragmatics, initially proposed in the 1950s and widely discussed in the 60s and 70s. It is a description of the variety of activities that an individual may be performing when something is uttered. According to this theory, language is used not only to inform or to describe things but also to do things and to perform acts and it is the medium of doing things. 　　Speech act theory was proposed by John Austin, and improved by John Searle. Austin maintains that all utterances, in addition to meaning whatever they mean, perform specific actions through having specific forces. He focuses on illocutionary act which is directly achieved by the conventional force associated with the issuance of a certain kind of utterance. The illocutionary act carried out by an utterance enables the saying of something to convey more than what is literally said. 　　Searle adds to speech act theory his theory of u