目的论视角下电影片名的翻译研究_英语论文

The Translation of Film Titles from the Perspective of Skopostheorie

摘要

随着全球化的快速发展，外国电影进入国内市场，中国电影也走出国门，成为了中西文化交流的重要形式。电影片名翻译是一项有目的的，交际的，跨文化的翻译活动，它对电影的推广起着关键作用。本论文以目的论为理论基础，通过大量实例研究电影片名的翻译原则和翻译方法。同时还分析了大陆，香港和台湾片名翻译的特色和方法，提出电影片名翻译应关注观众需求，保留文化差异性，从而最终实现其商业目的。

关键词：电影片名翻译；目的论；翻译方法

Abstract

With the rapid development of globalization, foreign movies stream into domestic film market and Chinese movies are also introduced into foreign markets. Films have become an important form for cultural exchange between the East and West. The film title translation is a purposeful, communicative and intercultural activity which is crucial to the success of film promotion. The thesis, based on the Skopostheorie, intends to explore the translating rules and methods of film title translation through a lot of specific examples. It also presents a detailed analysis of translating features and methods of film title translation in Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The thesis proposes that the film title translation should remain the cultural differences and focus on the demand of the audiences, thus achieving its business purpose.

Keywords: film title translation; Skopostheorie; translation methods

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

2.1 Previous studies on the Skopostheorie 2

2.2 Previous studies on the film title translation 6

3. Features and Purposes of Film Titles 7

3.1 Features of film titles 7

3.2 Purposes of film titles 8

4. The Application of Skopostheorie in the Translation of Film Titles 9

4.1 Rules of the film title translation from the Skopostheorie 9

4.2 Methods of the film title translation from the Skopostheorie 11

4.3 Comparison of the film title translation in Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan from the Skopostheorie 12

5. Conclusion 15

Works Cited 16