言语行为理论视角下的公示语汉英翻译.pdfVIP

English Abstract Abstract With the functions of directing, prompting, restricting and compelling, public signs are a special practical literary genre commonly seen in public places and they consist of written words and pictographs. Widely applied in many aspects and on many occasions, including public life, production, ecology and means of livelihood, public signs are becoming more and more important in our social life. With the proceeding of economic globalization, the communication between China and other countries around the world is getting more and more frequent, and people from all walks of life in the whole world come in droves to China for business or sightseeing. In order to promote intercultural communication and international cooperation, and to facilitate foreigners ‟ eating, living, travelling, sightseeing, shopping and entertaining in China, public signs have taken on a bilingual form in many cities, scenic spots and even small towns. And the quality of English public signs could affect foreigners ‟ daily life and China ‟s international image directly. So, C-E translation of public signs is gradually arousing the close attention on the part of many experts and scholars, who study and probe into public signs and their translation from different theoretical perspectives. For example, Shu Huijuan, Fan Guifang, Zhao Zhiying, et al. studied public signs translation from the perspective of Eco-translatology, Intertextuality, Relevance Translation Theory, etc respectively. But up till now there are few people who have done research on public signs translation from the perspective of Speech Act Theory. So, this thesis studies pub