Abstract
As an important part of literature, children’s literature has a significant impact on the development of children’s view of the world, of life and of values. However, in the field of translation of children’s literature, both theoretical and practical study are not adequate and the existing research mainly starts from one single perspective ,either of reception theory or of skopos theory. No research has combined the two together. This paper, based on 3 different Chinese versions of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, with the combination of cognitive theory and skopos theory, inquires into English-Chinese translation of children’s literature. Based on the findings of a questionnaire among primary school students, the paper endeavors to put forward some specific translation methods in child-oriented approach.
Keywords children’s literature English-Chinese translation cognitive psychology skopos theory child-oriented approach
儿童文学作为文学中一个重要的组成部分，关于儿童身心的成长以及人人生观、世界观的形成有着重要的影响。在儿童文学翻译领域，英语论文范文，理论和实践探讨都相对匮乏。当前有的探讨，英语毕业论文，也只是在理论层面，关于翻译目的论或者接受理论一方面的探讨，尚未有将两者相结合进行研讨。本文以《爱丽丝漫游仙境》的3个汉译版本为范例，将儿童认知心理学与翻译目的论相结合，考察英语儿童文学的汉译，通过对小学学生进行问卷调查，略论结果，试图提出一些儿童本位观下英语儿童文学翻译的具体措施。
关键词 儿童文学 中英翻译 认知心理学 翻译目的论 儿童本位观
Introduction
It is well known that children’s literature plays an important role in the development of children’s view of the world and of life. For years, some translators have drawn conclusions from their practical translation experience in children’s literature. Nevertheless, they are tips exchange or experience sharing, rather than systematic study. Actually in China, children’s literature translation study is still an undeveloped field that has not yet been adequately conducted. Of the existing studies, most focus on child-orientation or skopos theory. Almost none has combined the two together. This paper, based on the findings of a questionnaire of 3 selected Chinese versions of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, with the combination of the two theories, endeavors to put forward some translation methods in English-Chinese translation of children’s literature. This paper consists of 3 chapters in addition to the introduction and conclusion.
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