从语用等效的视角论公示语汉英翻译的问题及对策-外国语言学与应用语言学专业论文.docx

Classified Index: H315.9 U.D.C.: 81 Graduation Thesis for the M. A. Degree Problems of C-E Public Sign Mistranslation and Solutions from a Perspective of Pragmatic Equivalence Candidate: Zhao Xinyu Supervisor: Prof. Li Xiaohong Academic Degree Applied for: Master of Arts Specialty: Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Affiliation: School of Foreign Languages Date of Defence: July 1, 2008 Degree Conferring Institution : Harbin Institute of Technology HIT Graduation Thesis for the MA Degree 摘要 本文作者从语用等效理论出发，探讨旅游景点公示语汉英翻译的误译问 题。 旅游业的发展促进了旅游景点公示语的翻译。景点公示语的主要功能是告 知游客游览的注意事项或是介绍景点的相关历史文化知识。然而，目前许多景 点的公示语英译存在诸多问题，难以达到预期的效果。公示语汉英翻译对旅游 业的发展有着重要的作用。因此，有必要对这一问题进行系统的研究。 语用等效理论指原文对原文读者同译文对译文读者在语用语言方面和社 交语用方面产生相同的效果，强调目标语定向和目标文化定向。它在指导公 示语汉英翻译方面有着显著的作用,有助于解决翻译实践中的诸多问题。语用 等效理论认为，译文文本对目标读者产生的效果决定翻译原则的确立和翻译 方法的选择。 本文作者采用以色列特拉维夫学派的代表人物图尔里(Toury)的语用对比 分析的定性研究方法对旅游景点公示语的误译问题进行分类和分析。误译问 题可主要分为两类：语用语言误译和社交语用误译。 本文通过对公示语英译实例的分析得出结论:旅游景点公示语英译应遵 循译文读者的“可接受性”原则和译文文本的“可读性”原则。 关键词 景点公示语；语用等效；翻译 -I- Abstract This thesis makes an attempt to probe into C-E mistranslation of public signs in scenic spots from the perspective of pragmatic equivalence. Tourism is a booming industry which has given rise to the needs of well-translated public signs in scenic spots. The main functions of public signs in scenic spots are: to notify tourists of some visiting regulations, or to inform them of some cultural knowledge about China. However, some of those signs fail to serve the functions due to mistranslation. C-E translation of public signs in scenic spots is very important for international tourism. The subject is worth a systematic study. Pragmatic equivalence means that the target text produces the same effect on its readers as is produced by the source text on the source readers in terms of pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics, with emphasis on the target language orientation and the target culture orientation. It fits better in guiding translation of public signs. According to this theory, it i