A Brief Analysis of Foreignizaton and Domestication in English―to―Chinese Translation of Film Title.docVIP

A Brief Analysis of Foreignization and Domestication in English―to―Chinese Translation of Film Title 　　【Abstract】This paper explores the domestication method and foreignization method in English-to-Chinese translation of film title. 中国论文网 /1/viewhtm　　【Key words】translation； film title； domestication； foreignization 　　I.Introduction 　　With the rapid development of globalization，more and more excellent foreign films，especially Hollywood films，are introduced into Chinese cinemas，bringing colorful cultures and affecting people’s daily life.English film title is easy to translate but tough to translate it well.Translation of the film title needs not only to present the characteristics of the film，but also to achieve the recreation of art.Huinan Bao holds a bold view： “Due to moviegoers from extensive range and the diversity of appreciation level，especially cultural differences，translation of English film title is different from translation of book title.English-to-Chinese translation of film title needs to emphasize popularity，popularization，oralization and artistry.”Thus in this way a graceful film title translation may guide moviegoers and promote the film. 　　II.Foreignization and Domestication in English-to-Chinese Translation 　　1.Definition.Foreignization and domestication are two unfamiliar concepts to us，whereas literal translation and free translation relatively familiar.Lawrence Venuti believes that “a domesticating method is an ethnocentric reduction of the foreign text to target-language cultural values，bringing the author back home，and a foreignizing method is an ethnodeviant pressure on those values to register the linguistic and cultural difference of foreign text，sending the reader abroad.” 　　2.English-to-Chinese Translation of Film Title 　　A.Domestication in English-to-Chinese Translation of Film Title 　　When English film title contains these different cultures and traditions，the audience may not understand the film title.At this time，translator