英语本科毕业论文-Translation of_English Film Title.docVIP

Introduction With China’s policy of reform and opening-up to the outside world and its entry into WTO and the strengthening process of globalization, communication among nations is becoming more and more frequent, of which cultural exchange is an important part. As an important means of cultural communication, films play a very important part. They are also one of the most important elements in the world’s cultural communication, which can be regarded as an effective way of promoting mutual understanding between different counties. Since film titles have always been put in an eye-catching place, the translation of English film titles becomes more significant. This thesis mainly deals with film title translation from English into Chinese The translation of film titles is not an easy job, but a very complicate and difficult one. What’s more, many take translation equivalence as the translation criterion, but many problems cannot be solved by just following the traditional equivalence principle. It is the starting point at which this thesis tries to offer some constructive suggestions for English film translation. This thesis takes German functionalist translation approach, mainly Skopostheorie, as the theoretical basis. Skopostheorie takes the target text as the prime principle guiding the translation action, which sees translation as a purposeful activity. As an intentional intercultural communication, Skopostheorie can be used as a guideline for the translation of English film titles. “The end justifies the means” [1] is its most distinctive features, which offers much freedom for translators to use a satisfactory method. This thesis is composed of four parts. Part I is a general analysis of English film titles, discussing the features and functions of film titles. Part II is the analysis of factors influencing the naming of English film titles. Besides, these two parts serve as the foundation for the analysis of the following translation strategies. Part III is th