Đánh giá chất lượng bản dịch anh – việt tác phẩm đại gia gatsby của nhà văn f scott fitzgerald

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES  TRIỆU THU HẰNG AN ENGLISH - VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT ON “THE GREAT GATSBY” BY F SCOTT FITZGERALD ĐÁNH GIÁ CHẤT LƯỢNG BẢN DỊCH ANH – VIỆT TÁC PHẨM “ĐẠI GIA GATSBY” CỦA NHÀ VĂN F SCOTT FITZGERALD M.A THESIS Field: English Linguistics Code: 60220201 HANOI – 2015 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES  TRIỆU THU HẰNG AN ENGLISH - VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT ON “THE GREAT GATSBY” BY F SCOTT FITZGERALD ĐÁNH GIÁ CHẤT LƯỢNG BẢN DỊCH ANH – VIỆT TÁC PHẨM “ĐẠI GIA GATSBY” CỦA NHÀ VĂN F SCOTT FITZGERALD M.A THESIS Field: English Linguistics Code: 60220201 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Dr Lê Hùng Tiến HANOI – 2015 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I certify that this thesis entitled: “An English-Vietnamese Translation Quality Assessment on The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald”, which is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, is the result of my own work I have provided fully documented references to the works of others The material in this thesis has not been submitted for any other formal course of study Signature Date: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis would not have been made possible without the guidance and the support of individuals who contributed and extended their valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of this study I would like to sincerely express my innermost gratitude to my supervisor, Assoc Prof Dr Lê Hùng Tiến who inflames fervent passion inside me towards research topic and research progress Without his continuously constructive feedback and overwhelming encouragement, the graduation paper could not come into being Besides, I wish to thank my warm-hearted family for their immense tenderness, deep empathy, inspiration and support to show me throughout upheavals and realize tremendous ambition I also wish to thank genuine companions and colleagues always beside me ABSTRACT Needless to say, people today can approach innumerable foreign literature works through their translations; however, the questions regarding the quality of a good translation still triggers ongoing debates With the deep concerns about the issue, the researcher conducts a study entitled: “A Vietnamese-English translation quality assessment on the Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.” This study firstly aims at reviewing different models for translation quality assessment all over the world and indicating the comprehensive model for assessing the translation of literary works, which is the model proposed by House (1997) Secondly, based on the model proposed by House (1997), the study assesses the translation quality of “The Great Gatsby” – an American masterpiece translated into a host of different languages including Vietnam The major methods adopted throughout the study include both qualitative and quantitative approaches, which enables the researcher to figure out the similarities and differences between the source text and the translation The findings reveal a number of mismatches in comparison with the source text On the basis of such findings, implications for literary translations are drawn out Hopefully, the study proves beneficial to translators and researchers who share the same topic interest REFERENCES Al-Qinai, J (2000) Translation Quality Assessment Strategies, Parameters and Procedures Translators’Journal, 45 (3), 497-519 Retrieved October 18, 2010, from http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/001878ar Abrams, M H (1971) A Glossary of Literary Terms Fort Worth: Holt, Reinhart & Winston, Inc Amman, M (1990) Anmerkunggen zu einer Theori der Ubersetzungskitik und ihrer praktischen Anwendung, TEXTconTEXT 6: 55-62 Arthur, M (1959) The Far Side of Paradise: A biography of F Scott Fitzgerald New York: Vintage Books Arthur, M (1963) F Scott Fitzgerald: A Collection of Critical Essays Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall Ayer, J (2011) The Colossal Vitality of his Illusion: The Myth of the American Dream in the Modern American Novel Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University Baker, M (1992) In other words: A coursebook on translation London and New York: Routledge Baker, M & Saldanha, G (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies New York: Routledge Beaugrande, R A (1980) Text, Discourse and Process Norwod, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation Print Bell, J (2005) Doing Your Research Project Oxford University Press Buckingham Bell, R T (1991) Translation and Translating Routledge-London and New York Bensoussan, M & Rosenhouse, J (1990) Evaluating Students’ Translation by Discourse Analysis Babel 65-84 Berman, A (1995) Toward Translation Criticism Kent, OH: Kent State University Press Berman, A (2000) Translation and the Trials of the Foreign in Venuti (ed.) 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