TABLE OF CONTENTS4-6
摘要6-8
ABSTRACT8-11
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION11-16
1.1 Research Issues11-12
1.2 Reasons for the Research12-13
1.3 Methodology of the Research13-14
1.4 Thesis Structure14-16
CHAPTER TWO LITERATUREREVIEW16-22
2.1 A Summary of Lin Yutang's Translation Theory and Practice16-18
2.1.1 Lin's translation theory17
2.1.2 Lin's translation practice17-18
2.2 A Summary of Previous Studies on Lin Yutang's Tran's lation18-20
2.2.1 Previous studies on Lin's translation theory18-19
2.2.2 Previous studies of Lin's translation practice19-20
2.3 Significance of the Present Research20-21
2.4 Summary21-22
CHAPTER THREE BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY22-30
3.1 What is Gestalt Psychology?22
3.2 Main Representatives of Gestalt Psychology22-24
3.3 Main Theories in Gestalt Psychology24-27
3.3.1 The heterogeneous isomorphi theory24
3.3.2 The principle of the wholeness24-25
3.3.3 Law of proximity25
3.3.4 Law of simppcity25-26
3.3.5 Law of closure26-27
3.4 Apppcation of Gestalt Psychology to Translation Study27-28
3.5 Summary28-30
CHAPTER FOUR LIN YUTANG'S TRANSLATION IN LIGHT OF GESTALTPSYCHOLOGY30-59
4.1 The Heterogeneous Isomorphi Theory and Lin's Source Text Selection30-38
4.1.1 Isomorphi between Lin's motivation and source text selection31-34
4.1.1.1 Lin's motivation of translation in two different periods32-33
4.1.1.2 Lin's selection of source texts according to his motivation33-34
4.1.2 Isomorhi between Lin's pfe philosophy and source text selection34-38
4.1.2.1 Philosophy of Confuciani and Taoi and Lin's source text selection35-36
4.1.2.2 Philosophy of humani and Lin's source text selection36-38
4.2 Lin's Hopstic Translation in Light of the Principle of the Wholeness38-46
4.2.1 Lin's sentence for sentence translation39-43
4.2.2 Lin's tranerence of artistic conception43-46
4.3 Lin's Accurate Translation in Light of Law of Proximity46-49
4.4 Lin's Brief Translation in Light of Law of Simppcity49-53
4.5 Lin's Complete Translation in Light of Law of Closure53-58
4.6 Summary58-59
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION59-63
5.1 Overview59-60
5.2 Limitations of the Study60
5.3 Suggestions for Further Study60-63
WORKS CITED63-67
ACKNOWLEGEMENTS67