A Functional Analysis on the Translations Of Deng Guanquelou

zwwh@overseaen.comISSN 1009- -5039http://www .overseaen.comOverseas English海外英語(yǔ)Tel:+86- -551- 65690811 65690812A Functional Analysis on the Translations Of Deng GuanquelouLI Xiao-ting(China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China)Abstract: Systemic functional linguistics is correlated with the translation study for the theory can be applied to analyze and eval-uate the translations. The poem Deng Guanquelou and its translated versions can be approached and compared within the Halli-dayan framework in so far as the translation processes and details can be better comprehended and described. The applicabilityand operability of functional grammar can be validated by vitue of the analysis of the translations.Key words: Deng Guanquelou; metafunction; systemic functional linguistics中圖分類(lèi)號:H319文獻標識碼:A文 章編號: 1009- 5039(2016)01-0145-031 Introductionverbal group in that it is the type of process that determines howparticipants are labelled.Halliday (1994) enumerates some of the purposes for whichProcess Typeslinguistics is likely to be useful, which suggests that the theory canSequencecontribute to our understanding of texts and language as well trans-lation study. Besides, translation study can adduce to functionalVersiongrammar as the analytical framework in that the three metafunc-盡(0m)?流(i)敏(w)tions (ideational, interpersonal and textual) as well as their respec-Wang ZhihuanMaterialMaterial| Mentaltive subsystems can be the theoretical perspective from which the .Material| Relational| Materialobjectivity and equivalence of translation can be validated. Hu etal (2005: 366) assert that equivalent relationship cannot be ground-Xu Guanzhongflowsre|climbed on one meaning, so in general a good translation version shouldMateial Mentalbe equivalent with the source text in terms of ideational meaning,Xu Yuanchongglowsenjoyinterpersonal meaning and textual meaning. In view of the poemDeng Guanquelou by W ang Zhihuan in Tang Dynasty, we can studyWu Juntaois eatingaway| is going| desirecomethe text and its distinct translated versions at different levels in aBehavioralMateialsystematic and objective way within Hallidayan framework to gaininsights into translation study. Huang (2006) assumes that we canWeng Xianliang (is) ending| (s) emptying(dlimb) uptheoretically implement exhaustive analysis of the target text, but itis against economy, as is evenAs regards the first clause, the four translated versions are insenseless and impossible, and thus we should focus on the eru- concord with the original version for they are all material process-cial respects pertaining to the reserch purpose and domain. This es, which manifests that 'the English language typically stucturestentative study orientated to the three metafunctions is in a senseeach experience as a semantic configuration” (Halliday, 1994:comprehensive in breadth with the foregrounding or motivated108). First, they are all intended to realize the experiential mean-prominence of the features.ing of the original clause, but they are different due to their,We will embark on the comparative analysis of the four trans-dowed special meanings realized by the three major components.lations covered in the work edited by Feng (2006: 421-422) to .“盡”here refers to the sunset at the twilight of the day, while thegrasp the meris and demerits of the taslaed texts, which can en- first two clauses both employ the verb“glows”whose asociativehance our ability in terms of literature appreciation, translationmeaning can vaguely express the goings- on. Besides, the partici-evaluation ancpant or the Actor in the first version is modified by‘ setting”tohighlight the context. On the other hand, the circumstantial ele-2 The Systemic Functional Analysisments are different between“behind the mountains" and“beyond2.1 Ideational Metafunctionpassing"， whereas“behind”is static in location and thus disadvan-Language can be the representation of experience, inclusive of taged in depicting the sun in motion. The third version animatesthe inner experience as well as the outer experience, and“the tran- the scenery as“ is eating' , which is more vivid, while the last ver-sitivity system construes the world of experience into a manageable sion explicitly transmits the meaning as“(is) ending' ，which re-set of process types"' (Halliday, 1994: 106- 107). Thompson (1996: tains the clarity at the expense of the poetic flavor. Second, Halli-78) asserts that the grammatical system of transitivity in particular day (1994: 116) assumes that “in a material process the unmarkedrefers to a system for describing the whole clause with foeus on the present tense is the‘ present in present , which is more focused in中國煤化工收稿日期:2015-11-07修回 日期:2015-12-07MHCNMHG基金項目:西華師范大學(xué)青年教師科研資助項目“大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)課堂上教師模糊限制語(yǔ)之功能研究”,編號(13D027)作者簡(jiǎn)介:李孝婷(1981一),女,四川達州人,西華師范大學(xué)講師,碩士,主要研究方向為英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言文學(xué)。本欄目責任編輯:梁書(shū)Yy 謠研⑥\ 1452016年1月Overseas English海外英語(yǔ)1996: 59). Halliday (1994: 37) assumes that the form of organiza- well as the gist of the poem.tion is achieved by having a speial status asigned t0 one partof 3 Conclusionit, which is enunciated as the Theme, then combined with the re-mainder so that the two parts together constitute a message and theHalliday' s framework of systemic- functional grammar can bethematic structure. Furthermore,‘ the Theme serves as the point of expanded into the regime of translation study with respect to trans-departure of the message”or “the ground from which the clause is lation analysis and translation evaluation. The poem Deng Guan-taking of" (ibid. 37- 38), and then the Rheme can be developed.quelou is exemplified as the sample to justify the applicability andThe different choice of the Theme has contributed to a different operability of the Hallidayan framework, while the three metafunc-meaning, so we need study the function of the grammatical struc-tions can be upheld as the criteria to evaluate the adequacy andture in that respect.equivalence of the translations. The subsystems of different gram-The first two versions conflate the Subject with the Theme,matical struetures are compared from the perspective of the seman-which can be categorized as the unmarked Theme with the map- tic features to reveal the extent to which the equivalence is real-ping onto the original text. In contrast, the nominal group in the ized. The choice of wording as a complex of diferent functions sug-prepositional phrase is extracted to be the Theme of the clause and gests there is still scope in the comparative study for us to delve in-thus the starting point with which the clause is concerned and the to and thus the theory can be developed the other way round.construal of the scenery are changed through Wu' s translated ver-References:sion. Subsequently, Weng prefers the Adjunet to be the markedTheme with the locational adverbs “ westward”and “ eastward"，[1] Hlliday M A K. An Introduction to Functional Grammar[M].which depicts the scenery in motion. 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