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A Comparative Study of Sentiment Words in Literary Translation

Jidong ZHANG,Ruofan DU()   

  1. School of English Studies，Shanghai International Studies University，Shanghai 201620，China
  • Received:2023-04-27 Online:2024-03-20 Published:2024-03-25

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Based on the English-Chinese parallel corpus of Munro’s novel Who Do You Think You Are, this paper makes a comparative study of the sentiment words (SW), as well as the stylistic features reflected by them, of the original text and its two Chinese translations by Liao Xiuyu and Deng Ruoxu respectively. It employs text sentiment analysis, combining both quantitative and qualitative methods. The results show that the three texts are different from each other in three aspects: namely “SW density (SWD)”, “SW strength (SWS)” and sentimental flow pattern (SFP). The two translations are higher than the original text in SWD, but lower in SWS, especially among negative sentiment words. This is largely due to the employment of amplification, mitigation, omission, incorporation, conversion, etc. in the two translations. The two translations mainly differ in the usage of negative sentiment words, which chiefly results from the different preferences in the adoption of sentiment words with different parts of speech or strength. There is a significant difference in the negative SFP among the three texts. The reasons behind the differences can be attributed to the Chinese-Western cultural identity, geographical backgrounds of the two translators, translation strategies, etc. This study adds a new dimension to translation stylistics by exploreing the translations at the sentimental level.

Key words: text sentiment analysis, sentiment words’ density (SWD), sentiment words’ strength (SWS), sentimental flow pattern (SFP), Who Do You Think You Are?

CLC Number: 

  • H059

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序号分类（英文）分类（中文）取值范围序号分类（英文）分类（中文）取值范围
1strong_positive强_积极性情感词（0.5，1]4weak_negtive弱_消极性情感词（?0.25，0）
2positive中_积极性情感词（0.25，0.5]5negative中_消极性情感词（?0.5，?0.25]
3weak_positive弱_积极性情感词（0，0.25]6strong_negative强_消极性情感词[?1，?0.5]

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同义词集注解正分值负分值
rigorous#1，strict#1rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard;
“rigorous application of the law”; “a strict vegetarian”		0.50.375
rigorous#2，tight#13，stringent#1demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; “rigorous discipline”;
“tight security”; “stringent safety measures”		0.1250.375

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情感词类型原文本廖译本邓译本
频数密度频数密度频数密度
积极情感词13， 326135.6124， 265259.8726， 750263.32
消极情感词7， 03371.5711， 850126.9113， 873136.56
情感词小计20， 359207.1836， 115386.7840， 623399.89

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情感词类型原文本廖译本邓译本
频数密度频数密度频数密度
强_积极3853.92210.22160.16
中_积极1， 08711.065986.406356.25
弱_积极11， 854120.6323， 646253.2426， 099256.92
弱_消极5， 31854.1211， 455122.6813， 465132.55
中_消极1， 15711.773623.883473.42
强_消极5585.68330.35610.60

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文本原文本廖译本邓译本
积极强度1338.871265.721363.61
消极强度?1105.02?623.87?739.72
总强度233.85641.85623.89

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文本原文本廖译本邓译本文本原文本廖译本邓译本
强_积极强度241.5311.358.65弱_消极强度?347.47?492.37?594.98
中_积极强度409.99192.28204.33中_消极强度?414.34?112.26?110.89
弱_积极强度687.341062.091150.63强_消极强度?343.2?19.25?33.84

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词性原文本廖译本邓译本
频数强度比例频数强度比例频数强度比例
名词6， 30648.9831%10， 04861.8128%11， 06666.0427%
形容词3， 601?27.7518%3， 45926.7710%4， 43718.4411%
动词8， 923159.7844%16， 321355.3645%18， 515441.8846%
副词1， 52952.848%6， 287197.917%6， 60597.5416%

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