明華園《超炫白蛇傳》之舞台字幕英譯策略分析研究

Abstract

本研究以明華園歌仔戲《超炫白蛇傳》之舞台英文字幕為研究對象，探討其在跨文化傳播脈絡下的翻譯策略運用與觀眾接受情形。全文聚焦四項核心議題：（一）字幕中文化詞（culture-specific items）之翻譯處理方式；（二）詩化語言（poetic language）英譯策略與韻律重構；（三）華語作為中介語對台語原文轉譯之影響；（四）英語母語觀眾對字幕理解與文化傳達效果的評價。本研究採質量並重之分析架構，透過語料標記與策略分類，檢視字幕中的文化詞與詩化語言樣態，並參考Pedersen與Gottlieb等學者之理論建構分析模型，進行分類與詮釋；針對詩化語言部分，則引入許淵沖提出的「三美論」（意美、音美、形美）作為分析框架，評估英譯在語意重現、音韻節奏與句式結構三方面的美感呈現。研究亦比對台語原文、華語中介語與英文字幕，歸納轉譯過程中的語意偏移與文化弱化現象；最後透過問卷調查15位英語母語觀眾的理解、可讀性與文化接受回饋，綜合評估字幕之跨文化傳播成效。研究發現，文化詞翻譯策略以「改寫」與「概括」為主，詩化語言多傾向語意重構而非形式保留，整體以「意美」為優先，音韻與結構呈現相對薄弱。華語中介語雖偶有誤導，惟整體干擾有限。觀眾普遍肯定字幕之敘事與文化傳遞功能，然於語言準確性與詩詞美感層面仍有進步空間。本研究顯示舞台字幕不僅為理解橋梁，亦為文化再現之重要媒介，未來應持續強化譯者對表演語境與觀眾接受度之掌握。This study investigates the English surtitles of The Legend of the White Snake, a Taiwanese opera by Ming Hwa Yuan, focusing on translation strategies and audience reception in a cross-cultural context. It addresses four main issues: (1) how culture-specific items (CSIs) are translated; (2) how poetic language is adapted and restructured; (3) how Mandarin, as an intermediary language, affects the translation of the original Taiwanese Hokkien lines; and (4) how native English speakers perceive and comprehend the surtitles.Combining qualitative and quantitative methods, the research involves corpus annotation and strategy classification, drawing on the models of Pedersen and Gottlieb. Xu Yuanchong’s Three Beauties Theory—semantic, phonetic, and formal beauty—is used to assess the translation of poetic language. The study also compares Taiwanese Hokkien source text, Mandarin mediation, and English subtitles to identify semantic shifts. A questionnaire with 15 native English speakers evaluates subtitle readability and cultural transmission.Results show that “paraphrasing” and “generalization” are the most common strategies for CSIs. Poetic translations favor meaning over rhythm or structure, emphasizing semantic beauty. While intermediary Mandarin occasionally causes distortion, its overall impact is limited. Audiences generally found the surtitles effective, though further refinement in language accuracy and poetic expression is needed. The study underscores the role of surtitles as both communicative tools and cultural bridges.