葉聖陶三篇探討語言與現代漢語規範化散文的翻譯與分析

Abstract

本論文聚焦於翻譯中國著名教育家、作家及現代漢語改革推動者葉聖陶先生所撰寫的三篇文章，這些文章出自其散文集《葉聖陶散文集乙》。本文所選的三篇文章為〈文藝作者怎麼看現代漢語規範化問題〉、〈談語法修辭〉及〈關於使用語言〉，內容涵蓋語言的結構、語法、修辭及其規範化的相關議題。這些文章發表於 1950 年代，正值中國共產政權推動教育與語言改革的關鍵時期，旨在促進全國的語言統一與文化認同。本研究除了翻譯上述三篇之外也分析了語言、政治及文化背景進行詳細分析。每篇翻譯都有註解及評論，以進一步揭示葉聖陶對於當代語言研究的重要見解，同時探討在翻譯這些具時代意義的語言相關文本時所遇到的挑戰。透過本研究，期望彰顯葉聖陶作品在現代社會語言學研究中的持續價值，並為相關議題提供學術參考。

This paper will focus on the translation of three essays written by Ye Shengtao 葉聖陶(1894-1988), a well-known Chinese educator, writer, and contributor to the reform of Modern Chinese in Mainland China, from his collection Collected Essays of Ye Shengtao, Volume II. The essays – “How Literary Writers View the Standardization of Modern Chinese,” “On Grammar and Rhetoric,” and “On Using Language” – all expand on ideas concerning language structure, grammar, rhetoric, and its standardization. These essays were written in 1950s Communist China, a period of impactful educational and linguistic reforms to invoke national unity. This thesis will provide a translation of these essays and a detailed analysis of their linguistic, political, and cultural contexts. Each translation, along with annotations and commentaries, will provide further insights into Ye Shengtao’s perspective on contemporary language studies, offer a detailed analysis of the challenges faced when translating linguistic- related texts from a different era, and show its relevance to research on the subject.