On Translation of Public Signs from Chinese to English 公示语的英译.docVIP

公示语的英译 On Translation of Public Signs from Chinese to English Abstract: Among the problems which affect the image of China, inadequate translation of public signs stands out as an especially serious one, which goes the wrong direction of the fast development of the society and the expansion of the international exchange. The present paper deals with the problems from two aspects: first, presenting a detailed account of the applicable range, classification, functions, and stylistic conventions of public signs; second, classifying and analyzing representative cases of mistaken translation of sig