论英汉翻译中语气词的使用——以《京华烟云》为例On the Ｕｓｅ of Modal Particles in English-Chinese Translation：Moment in Peking as case study开题报告

1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述）

Modal particles in different kind of languages have similar application. For example, they are used to express tense, tones and even some potential meanings in the exact context. How to use them in the writing to make articles become more colorful and interesting is a kind of art. Comparing with other languages, Chinese prefer to use modal articles to explain some veiled meaning. Modal particles, such as Ma(吗), Le (了)，Ne (呢) and so on, play an important role in Chinese language. From the ancient times to nowadays, there are some studies about the using of modal particles, such as the using of modal particles in Journey to the West, which is a well-known novel in Chinese. The author tries to explain the magic effect of modal particles in that novel. Moreover, many scholars study on the modal particles in the famous Chinese classical novel Dream of Red Mansions, which fully shows a China ancient society. In addition, some English modal particles are also a popular research topic, such as “well”. A number of scholars indicate that modal particles are widely-used not only in the essays but also in spoken language. Furthermore, how about study on the modal particles in translations. Searching from the internet and library, I have found that the study relevant to modal particles in translations is rare. My paper can enrich this study field. Using different modal particles in the same translation sentence can show very different meanings. Which words can we choose to explain the exact meaning? It is a question deserving our study.

This paper is to take the modal particles in Moment in Peking as an example to discuss the utilization of modal particles in English-Chinese translation by analyzing the meaning of the modal particles in the exact context. I choose it as my paper topic because of some reasons. Firstly, the study of the application of modal particles is expected to enhance not only our comprehension about an essay, but also our translation. Secondly, I try to distinguish the exact meaning of some modal particles and compare them with each other to excavate Chinese far-reaching culture. Finally, it is a way to introduce our special modal particles culture to more people and to heighten their influence. From this paper, we can see that Chinese is an extensive and profound language. We can get to various modal particles as well as learn to use them. We can understand the meaning of articles more well when we are reading. But the most important thing is that we can utilize modal particles to simplify and beautify our language when we do translation according to our grasp of them. I believe that a perfect translation work include its idiomatic language and exact meaning. In conclusion, the study of modal particles may help us to grasp expertly the quintessence of Chinese language and we will master the translation of English-Chinese better. The more modal particles we learn, the more we know, the better we can utilize.

2. 研究的基本内容与方案

This paper is to take the modal particles in Moment in Peking as an example to discuss the utilization of modal particles in English-Chinese translation. From this paper, firstly, I will search the situation of using modal particles in English-Chinese translation. Then I will choose different fragments from the novel Moment in Peking to compare its English version and Chinese version. In the comparing, I will ask myself some questions. For example, is its meaning exact? What does the modal particle in this context mean? Is it the better one we can choose in this context? I will find out the answer one by one and then to give a conclusion. Next, I can take some typical modal particles such as Le(了)、Ma(吗) and Ba(吧) for example to show their common using in vast translation works and daily life. Furthermore, I will summarize their feature and function. Finally, I will give the advice about the skill of using modal particles in translation. Modal particles are also special and meaningful cultures and we can learn them to enhance our ability of translation. To sum up, my paper can enrich the study field about modal particles in translation and it also provides advice for the translator to utilize Chinese modal particles more effectively in translation.

3. 研究计划与安排

before 20th january : settlement of the title

before 20th march: submission of the outline

before 25th april : submission of the first draft

4. 参考文献（12篇以上）

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