Application of the Functionalist Approach to the English Film Title Translation 英语专业毕业论文.docxVIP

Abstract The film, a particular art with both artistic and commercial values, is one of the most influential mass media with large quantities of English films being introduced into China. The film title, as an important part of the film, is of referential, expressive and appellative functions and its translation is a challenging job. Although film translation has been developing quickly in the past two or three decades, film title translation is a far less explored field. Up till now, no systematic and feasible theory on English film title translation has been put forward. Actually, film title