模因论视角下的网络用语翻译研究
Translating Cyber-Languages in the Perspective of Memetics
摘要
模因论是一种解释文化演进规律的新理论。在语言学习中，模因论往往起着举足轻重的作用，语言模因以类似于基因的传递形式在不同人的思想领域中传播。网络语言作为一种新兴的语言模因，具备了流行的文化元素。国内网络用语反映了特定的社会现象，具有丰富的文化意义，其翻译对于弘扬中华文化来说至关重要，值得专家与学者付出不懈努力。本文主要研究模因论视角下的网络用语英译，以近来流行的一些网络用语翻译为例，通过网聊观察与案例分析两种研究方法，得出模因论视角下的网络用语译本更能与时俱进这一结论。模因论的应用使国内网络语言在目标语中如基因一样传播与流行，并且不断变更与创新，形成人和语言的互动模式，从而能更好地掌握网络语言发展和变化的规律。
关键词：模因论；网络用语；英译
Abstract
Memetics is a new theory that explains the laws of cultural evolution. In the process of language acquisition, memetics usually plays a decisive role. The memes of language spread in the thoughts of different people in the form like genes. As an emerging language meme, the cyber-language possesses prevailing cultural factors. Domestic cyber-languages generally reflect certain cultural phenomenon and contain rich cultural meanings. So translations on the cyber-language are of great significance in publicizing Chinese culture, and deserve unremitting efforts of experts and scholars. This paper mainly studies the translation of cyber-languages from the perspective of memetics. Taking the translation of some recently popular cyber-languages as examples, observation in online chatting and case study methodologies are applied. Through the comparison among various translation versions in different methods, the conclusion is drawn that the translation versions of cyber-languages based on memetics are more precise and possible to keep pace with time. The application of memetics enables translation versions of cyber-languages to spread and prevail like passing down of genes. The adoption of memetics also results in the innovation and change of cyber-languages. It shapes interactive models between human and languages, which can make the variation and development of cyber-languages easier to handle.
Key words: memetics; cyber-languages; C-E translation