The monism—dualism argument in stylistics and translation.doc

The monism—dualism argument in stylistics and translation 　　Abstract. A core issue in stylistic research is the relationship between form （style） and content， which belongs to the scope of philosophy and can be traced back to the period of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. In recent stylistic research， there are generally three arguments： monism， dualism and polyphyletism. Based on the monism-dualism argument mainly， a possible consensus can be reached by interoperating the relationship of form and content into a dual connotation of content-form and thought-language， and during the interaction of the monism-dualism argument with some deconstructing theories in modern translation， whose further relationship with translation can be traced and analyzed. Key words： stylistics； monism-dualism argument； translation. 1 Introduction There is a saying nowadays that the history of humane civilization is the intersected history of multilateral translations. As a certain way of deconstruction， modern translation， especially the modern translators incline to reconstruct text against text， namely with the wine in others cups to water and fulfill oneself. In fact， stylistics is equally ambitious as translation. Translation emphasizes on thoughts carried by words while stylistics emphasizes on words directly， and typical is the Shipize-Woshiluo represented German stylistic school， which is influenced by Croces aesthetic theory， attempts to interpret a nations spirit and psychology through stylistic research， aiming at connecting stylistics to the history of literature， art， even that of culture. 2 The Monism-Dualism Argument In Stylistics A core issue in stylistic research is the relationship between form （style） and content. Some addressed as monists hold that form and content cannot be divided； some prefer that though closely attached， form and content are still separable， who are named dualists. Besides there is the deconstructionists as the third party who， f