阿来《格萨尔王》英译本象似性研究
Study on Iconicity in English Translation of Alai’s King Gesar

象似性是认知语言学提出来的一个理论，能够帮助我们分析文学作品。象似性研究语言形式与意义关系，帮助译者理解文学作品背后的意义，并在翻译中准确表达这种意义。本文以阿来作品《格萨尔王》葛浩文英译本为研究对象，从映象象似性、拟象象似性和隐喻象似性三方面分析译者在再现原作形式和意义时所做的翻译选择。本文认为，在翻译文学作品时，译者应深刻理解原文的象似性特征，运用适当的翻译技巧，尽量保持译者与原作者象似性一致。
Iconicity, proposed by cognitive linguistics, serves as a valuable framework for analyzing literary works. It examines the relationship between linguistic form and meaning, aiding translators in grasping the underlying significance of literary pieces and accurately conveying this essence in translation. This study focuses on the translation of Alai’s The Song of King Gesar by Howard Goldblatt, analyzing the translator’s choices in reproducing the form and meaning of the original work through three aspects of resemblance theory: imagistic resemblance, analogical resemblance, and metaphoric resemblance. The paper argues that in translating literary works, translators should deeply comprehend the imagistic features of the original text and employ appropriate translation techniques to maintain as much resemblance as possible between the translator’s output and the original author’s intent.