国际商务英语中的模糊语言及其英汉翻译策略研究

论文摘要

模糊性是自然语言的属性之一,研究角度各异。本文意在研究国际商务英语中的模糊语言及其英汉翻译策略研究。首先作者通过分析商务交际中出现的大量例子,对其中模糊语言的积极和消极语用功能做出了总结。最后结合纽马克的翻译观从语用功能和词汇角度讨论国际商务英语中的模糊语的英汉翻译策略。作者将国际商务英语中模糊语言的英汉翻译策略分为两类:第一类是用相对应的译语的模糊表达来翻译源语中的模糊表达;第二类是在翻译时做适当的变化,如添加或者省略,以及其他一些调整,但不影响原意。就以上提到的翻译策略而言,第一类是一种语义翻译,第二类是交际翻译。我们还可以在实际翻译中把语义翻译和交际翻译相结合来实现翻译的对等。以上英汉翻译策略中最重要的一点是:译出信息所表达的语用功能必须与原语信息的语用功能相一致。作者提出此英汉翻译策略是为了帮助译者更好、更准确的翻译国际商务交流中出现的模糊语言。此外,作者对一些商务英语中常用模糊语言作了详细的整理和总结,并提供出相应的中文翻译,以便读者更好地了解其翻译方法。本论文目的是帮助人们更有效地翻译那些在国际商务英语中频繁出现的模糊语言。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Motivations and Objectives
• 1.1.1 Motivations
• 1.1.2 Objectives
• 1.2 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Vague Language and Its Translation Strategies
• 2.1.1 Vague Language
• 2.1.2 Translation Strategies for Vague Language
• 2.1.2.1 Translation Strategies for Vague Language Abroad
• 2.1.2.2 Translation Strategies for Vague Language At Home
• 2.2 A Working Definition of Vague Language
• 2.3 Distinguishing Fuzziness, Generality and Ambiguity
• 2.3.1 Vagueness and Generality
• 2.3.2 Vagueness and Ambiguity
• 2.3.3 Vagueness and Fuzziness
• 2.4 Summary
• Chapter 3 Pragmatic Functions of Vague Language in IBE
• 3.1 Positive Functions of Vague Language in IBE
• 3.1.1 Contributing Accuracy to International Business English
• 3.1.2 Enhancing the Flexibility of IBE
• 3.1.3 Deliberately Withholding Information
• 3.1.4 Mitigating the Face-threatening Effects
• 3.1.5 Self-protection
• 3.2 Negative Functions of Vague Language in IBE
• 3.3 Summary
• Chapter 4 Linguistic Realization of Vagueness in IBE—Lexical Vagueness
• 4.1 Round Numbers
• 4.2 Comparative Degree and Superlative Degree
• 4.3 Modal Auxiliary Verbs
• 4.4 Modal Lexical Verbs
• 4.5 Adjectival, Adverbial and Nominal Modal Phrase
• 4.6 Approximators of Degree, Quantity, Frequency and Time
• 4.7 Other Expressions
• 4.8 Summary
• Chapter 5 E-C Translation Strategies for Vague Language Based on Newmark's Translation Theories
• 5.1 Translation Methods for Vague Language Based on Newmark's Translation Theories
• 5.2 My Proposed E-C Translation Strategies for Vague Language in IBE
• 5.2.1 Vagueness for Vagueness
• 5.2.1.1 Keeping Exact Vague Words or Expressions in the Target Language
• 5.2.1.2 Making Slight Changes While Translating
• 5.2.2 Adaptation
• 5.2.2.1 Addition
• 5.2.2.2 Ellipsis
• 5.2.3 Other Translation Strategies
• 5.3 Summary
• Chapter 6 E-C Translation Strategies for Vague Lexicons in IBE
• 6.1 Numbers
• 6.2 Comparative Degree and Superlative Degree
• 6.3 Verbs
• 6.4 Adjectives, Adverbs and Nouns
• 6.5 Approximators of Degree, Quantity, Frequency and Time
• 6.6 Summary
• Chapter 7 Conclusion
• 7.1 Major Achievements
• 7.2 Implications and Limitations
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• Article Published