从目的论角度看中文化妆品说明书的英译-外国语言学与应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

On Translating Chinese Cosmetics Instructions into English from the Perspective of the Skopostheorie by Luo Zifeng supervised by Professor Jiang Xianwen submitted to School of Foreign Languages in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject of Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics University of South China Hengyang, Hunan May, 2010 Contents 摘要……………………………………………………………………..Ⅰ Abstract………………………………………………………………...Ⅱ Chapter 1 Introduction…………………………………………………1 1.1 Background……………………………………………………….1 Research Methodology and Data Collection……………………..1 Significance of the Research……………………………………..2 Organization of the Study………………………………………...2 Chapter 2 Literature Review…………………………………………...4 A Review of the Skopostheorie…………………………………..4 Hans J. Vermeer and the Development of the Skopostheorie…………………………………………….4 Previous Studies of the Skopostheorie in China…………….5 A Review of the Studies on the Translation of CI………………..5 2.3 Summary…………………………………………………………6 Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework 7 A Brief Introduction to the Skopostheorie………………………..7 Three Rules of the Skopotheorie…………………………………8 3.2.1 The Skopos Rule…………………………… 9 3.2.2 The Coherence Rule………………………………………..9 3.2.3 The Fidelity Rule…………………………………………...9 3.2.4 Relations among the Three Rules…………………………..9 Skopostheorie Applied in the Translation of CI………………...10 Skopos Rule Applied in the Translation of CI…………….10 Coherence Rule Applied in the Translation of CI…………12 Fidelity Rule Applied in the Translation of CI……………13 3.4 Summary………………………………………………………...13 Chapter 4 Background of CI………………………………………….14 4.1 An overview of CI………………………………………………14 4.1.1 Marketing and CI…………………………………………14 4.2. The Features of CI……………………………………………...15 4.2.1. The Different Presenting Places of CI……………………15 The Formation of CI………………………………………19 Linguistic Features of CI………………………………….21 4.3 The Functions of CI……………………………………………..23 The Informative Function…………………………………23 The Aesthetic Function……………………………………24