从符号学角度看我国旅游文本的英译___以苏州园林为例.pdf

On English Translation of Chinese Tourism Texts from the Perspective of Semiotics ——A Case Study of English Versions of Profiles of Suzhou Gardens By Luo Xiuyun Under the Supervision of Professor Fang Huawen Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts School of Foreign Languages Soochow University Acknowledgements I am grateful to every individual who have helped me via various ways in the writing of this thesis. First and foremost, I want to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Professor Fang Huawen. During the composing and revising of this thesis, he has provided much help and many suggestions to me. Then my thanks should go to all the professors in the School of Foreign Languages, Soochow University. They are Professor Wang Hong, Du Zhengming, Su Xiaojun and so on, whose lectures have inspired my enthusiasm and enriched my knowledge. I also want to give my deepest appreciation to my parents for their understanding and support, and my classmates for their help and advices. i 从符号学角度看我国旅游文本的英译 —— 以苏州园林为例 摘 要 翻译虽然是一种实践性很强的活动，但仍离不开理论的指导。翻译理论林林总总， 因此翻译研究的角度也有许多，近年来翻译研究不再局限于对文学作品的翻译，而是 不断深入、扩展，与其他学科紧密联系起来，并取得了丰硕的成果。符号学对于翻译 研究最大的特点是对意义的研究，查尔斯·威廉·莫里斯（1901-1979）关于意义的三个 方面在翻译实践中可起到积极作用。 随着全球化的深入，中国的旅游业在我国经济中的地位越来越重要。旅游产业迅 猛发展，为构建和谐社会发挥了积极的作用。中国目前已成为世界第一大旅游目的地 国和第四大客源输出国，旅游业将来会迎来更大的发展前景。苏州作为中国第一批历 史文化名城，同时也是中国十大旅游城市之一，正成为越来越多外国游客的首选。而 拥有悠久历史的苏州园林成为了他们最喜爱的景点。目前，已有九座苏州园林成为世 界文化遗产。 论文首先简要回顾了国内外旅游翻译研究、符号学的发展及其在翻译上的应用， 接着阐述了旅游翻译的特点，然后以莫里斯的符号学理论为