商务合同的文体特点及其翻译

论文摘要

中国入世以来,与世界各国加强了经济交流与合作。随着对外贸易的增加,各行各业接触到的商务合同也越来越多。与此对应,商务合同的英汉互译也显得越发重要,而准确地翻译合同自然成为确保经济活动顺利进行的重要因素。尽管古今中外很多学者提出过翻译的原则,但是大部分都集中在文学领域,专门探讨商务合同的翻译的还是不多。可喜的是,近年来,很多学者如刘法公、张新红、杜金榜、董晓波等对商贸、法律、广告等实用文体翻译提出了相应的翻译指导原则,这些对我们的商务英语合同的翻译起到更为直接的指导意义。鉴于商务合同的功能,它在词汇、句法、篇章方面都有区别于其他文本的特征,而弄清楚这些特征是进行翻译的关键。借助文体学,我们可以对商务合同的文体特点进行更加细致系统的分析。同时,对商务合同文体特点的分析也可以对其翻译起到更为直接更为具体的指导。本文介绍了一些商务翻译领域的成果,然后分析了商务合同在词汇、句法、篇章各个层次的文体特点,与之相对应,提出在各个层面的具体的翻译方法。与此同时,也提出了对商务合同翻译者的要求。以期通过此次研究,对商务合同的翻译起到一些指导作用。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Introduction
• The Significance of the Translation of Business Contract
• The Study of Business Contract Translation at Home and Abroad
• The General Outline of the Thesis
• Chapter 1 Business Contracts and Stylistics
• 1.1 Business contracts
• 1.1.1 Legal Language as a Variety of Language
• 1.1.2 The Languages of Business Contracts as a Sub-variety of Legal Language
• 1.2 Stylistics
• 1.2.1 Style
• 1.2.2 Stylistics
• Chapter 2 Stylistic Features of Business Contracts
• 2.1 Lexical Features
• 2.1.1 Archaic Words
• 2.1.2 Formal Words
• 2.1.3 Terms
• 2.1.4 Modal Verbs
• 2.1.5 Juxtapodition
• 2.2 Syntactic Features
• 2.2.1 Long Sentences
• 2.2.2 Passive Voice
• 2.2.3 Commonly Used Expressions
• 2.2.4 Clause Types
• 2.2.5 Declarative Sentences
• 2.3 Textual Features
• Chapter 3 The Translation of English Business Contracts
• 3.1 Definition
• 3.2 Criteria of Translation
• 3.2.1 Major Translation Criteria Abroad
• 3.2.2 Major Translation Criteria in China
• 3.2.3 Specific Criteria for Business Contract Translation
• 3.3 Requirements for Business Translators
• 3.3.1 Having the Bilingual Proficiency
• 3.3.2 Being Familiar with the Subject Matter Related with Business Contract
• 3.3.3 Possessing the Theory and Practice on Translation
• 3.3.4 Having the Sense of Responsibility
• 3.4 The Process and Specific Strategies of Translation
• 3.4.1 Level One:Lexical
• 3.4.2 Level two:Syntactic
• 3.4.3 Level Three:Textual
• Conclusion
• Major findings
• Limitations
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• 在读期间发表的研究成果