The analysis of ambiguity from the perspective of oral translation techniques and methods (英语论文).doc

Ⅰ Acknowledgements At the completion of my thesis, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have contributed to this thesis. First of all, I am deeply indebted to my supervisor Mrs. Chang for her invaluable comments, enlightening advice and illuminating instructions in the whole writing process of my thesis. Without his help, the completion of this thesis would have been impossible. My sincere thanks should also go to all the teachers during my four-year undergraduate studies whose fantastic lectures have expanded my scope of knowledge and broadened my vision. Last but not the least, I would like to express my thanks to my parents and my friends for their love and support. 摘 要 英语口语中的起义现象是相当普遍的，人们在日常言语交流中会经常遇到。由于语言不是根据科学规律创造出来的，而是在长期的发展过程中形成的一套约定俗成的符号，因此人与人之间对主、客观世界的认识存在个体差异性；产生的对同一言语的不同理解不可避免。本文基于西方语言学家思博伯和威尔逊的关联理论，着重从语音、词汇、句法和语用四大层面上对英语口语翻译中的歧义现象进行分析。将关联理论作为理论指导，对英语中歧义的汉译技巧和方法进行讨论，使译者对语言交际规律有更深入的了解，在翻译过程中采用更恰当的翻译方法。 关键词：歧义；关联理论；口语翻译 Ⅱ ABSTRACT As a common language phenomenon, ambiguity is pervasive in all kinds of languages in the world; English is certainly not an exception. English, like any other languages, is a set of conventional symbols developed in the long-term formation of language rather than a scientific principle. It’s inevitable for people to have different interpretation of the same utterance due to the fact that they perceive the world, subjective or objective, in varied ways. This thesis, based on Sperber Wilson’s Relevance Theory, focused on the analysis of ambiguity from the perspective of phonetics, lexics, syntactics and pragmatics and discussed the oral translation techniques and methods. The analysis was aimed to offer a deep understanding of verbal communication to translators and help them adopt appropriate translation method in their translation practice. Key Words: Ambiguity; Relevant Theory; Oral Translation English is the Inflecting Language from the Indo-European family based on the Latin writing in which t