本书属于应用语言学基础理论研究，以全新的视角将语境研究和翻译研究两个领域紧密联系起来。本书回顾、梳理和评价了以前的语域分析理论，厘清了一些相关的核心概念，通过探讨虚构类语篇的“语境化”过程及其“互文关系”的识别过程、平行语篇与翻译行为之间的关系，翻译“对等”和“转换”概念在“语域”分析框架中的定位和解释，形成了平行语篇描述的综合“语域”分析框架，并通过选取两组真实的英汉平行语篇进行实例演示来探讨本框架的应用性问题。

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

前言

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

 1.1 Basic Aims

 1.2 Translation Description and Parallel Texts

 1.3 Context: Fictional Parallel Texts

 1.4 Register Analysis: Theories and Practices

 1.5 An Overview of the Dissertation

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW

 2.1 Introduction

 2.2 Systemic Approaches to Register Analysis

2.2.1 The Register Model

 2.2.1.1 The Hallidayan Model

 2.2.1.2 Gregory' s Model

 2.2.1.3 Overview of Criticisms on the Register Model

2.2.2 The Genre Model

 2.2.2.1 Martin' s Model of Register

 2.2.2.2 Martin' s Interpretations on Genre

 2.2.2.3 Debate between Hasan and Martin

2.2.3 The Register Model vs. the Genre Model

2.2.4 Register Analysis: Developing phases

 2.3 Multi-Dimensional Approaches to Register Analysis

 2.4 Register Analysis: Literary Texts

 2.5 Register Analysis in Translation Studies

2.5.1 Relevance of ' Register' to Translation Studies

2.5.2 House' s Scheme and Beyond

2.5.3 Criticisms on Register Analysis in Translation Studies

2.5.4 Multi-Dimensional Register Analysis in Translation Studies

 2.6 Concluding Remarks

CHAPTER 3 REGISTER ANALYSIS AND TRANSLATION DESCRIPTION--From relevance to a workable framework

 3.1 Introduction

 3.2 The Relevance of Register Analysis to Translation Description

 3.3 Register Analysis: A Critical Appraisal

3.3.1 Discrepant Uses of ' Register'

3.3.2 The Validity of the Contextual and Functional Components

3.3.3 Instantiation and De-instantiation: lnstantial and Systemic Comparisons

3.3.4 The Lack of Psychological Interpretation

3.3.5 A Brief Summary

 3.4 Towards Workable Solutions

3.4. 1 Defining Register

 3.4.1.1 Genre, Register, Style and Text Type

 3.4.1.2 Complementarity between Genre Model and Register Model

3.4.2 Schema Theory and REGISTER Analysis

3.4.3 An Integrated Approach: Two Perspectives

 3.5 A General Framework: REGISTER Analysis in Translation Description

 3.6 Concluding Remarks

CHAPTER 4 REGISTER ANALYSIS OF FICTIONAL PARALLEL TEXTS

 4.1 Introduction

 4.2 REGISTER Analysis: Fictional Texts

4.2.1 Fictional Texts -Fictional Universe - Narratology

 4.2.1.1 Fictional texts vs. Non-fictional Texts

 4.2.1.2 Fictional Universe vs. Factual World

 4.2.1.3 An Overview of Narratology: The analysis of Fictional Texts

4.2.2 REGISTER analysis in Fictional Texts: Two Levels

 4.2.2.1 Register Analysis of Fictional Texts: Contextualization

 4.2.2.2 Genre Analysis of Fictional Texts: Intertextuality

 4.2.2.3 A Brief Summary

 4.3 REGISTER Analysis: Parallel Texts

4.3.1 Parallel Texts

4.3.2 A General Contextual Characterization of Parallel Texts

4.3.3 Translational Equivalence/ Shift between Parallel Texts

4.3.4 REGISTER Analysis and ' Equivalence/Shift' of Parallel Texts

 4.4 REGISTER analysis of the Fictional Parallel Texts: Illustration

 4.5 Concluding Remarks

CHAPTER 5 USING THE MODEL: SOME IMPLICATIONS

 5.1 Introduction

 5.2 The English-Chinese Fictional Parallel Texts for Analysis

5.2.1 A General Characterization

5.2.2 CONTEXT Studies and Genre Analysis

5.2.3 Functional Text Analysis and Register Analysis

5.2.4 A Brief Summary

 5.3 Genre Analysis vs. Register Analysis

5.3.1 Priorities in Theory and Practice

5.3.2 Discrepancy between 'Cultural Domain' and 'Situation Type'

 5.4 REGISTER Analysis: Schematic Knowledge

CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION

 6.1 Major Conclusions

 6.2 Major Contributions

 6.3 Limitations and Further Studies

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

 Appendix Ⅰ: A Synthetic Scheme for Translation Description

 Appendix Ⅱ: Analysis of Text 4.1

 Appendix Ⅲ: A Model for Shift Analysis in Translation

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