The Translation of American Slang from the Perspective of Equivalence Theory开题报告

 2022-08-08 09:32:17

1. 研究目的与意义

American slang is a kind of informal language and it becomes more and more important in communication. It also has been widely used in the literal works and magazines. American slang now is used in more and more fields and it becomes an important part of modern American oral language. Therefore, you may not understand the essence of American slang if you know nothing about American slang. The study of American slang can help us to know more about American culture. To learn the history, the features and the methods of translation of American slang is helpful for us to understand American culture.

2. 研究内容和预期目标

American slang originates from the people of lower class in the 16th century and it has become more and more popular among English speakers. But American slang is difficult for people to understand. Therefore, it is necessary for us to study it. Chapter 1gives a brief introduction of American slang. In the dictionary, slang means informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions. Chapter 2 introduces in detail the features of American slang. Chapter 3 focuses on the translation of American slang I would introduce Nida#8217;s functional equivalence theory Chapter 4 goes on with Nida#8217;s functional equivalence theory; two methods are used to translate American slang. Chapter 5 makes a conclusion .

Key issues: 1. What is American Slang? 2. What is Nida#8217;s Equivalence Theory? 3. How to use Nida#8217;s Functional Equivalence Theory to translate American slang? Outline:

1. Introduction

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3. 国内外研究现状

Wang Yan (2017) mainly studied the characteristics of American slang. Firstly, American slang is highly colloquial, non-standard informal language. Slang originates from colloquial speech; it is always related to convenience rather than to grammatical rules and specific laws. Slang is widely used in everyday, oral communications between friends and acquaintances. On some informal or private occasions, using slang can make your friend more relaxed. Secondly, slang is more vivid compared with formal language. You could express the same meaning with the standard language as well as slang. But using slang could make your speech more picturesque. Because it reveals the speaker#8217;s feeling or attitude implicitly. Wang Bin (2011) discussed the ways of translating American slangs in his paper Translation on American Slang from the Perspective of Culture. He makes study of the translation methods employed in the Chinese script of Friends and analyzes reasons for the different choices of translation methods. First is literal translation. Literal translation refers to translate a sentence originally, keep the original message form, including construction of sentence, meaning of the original words and so on. Translation would be fluent and easy to comprehend by target language readers. Literal translation is close to the original, lively and natural. It is acceptable. Free translation needn#8217;t pay attention to the form of the original, construction of the original sentences and so on. When using Free translation, translators must know the culture of both source language and target language, and have extensive knowledge. Fan Caixia (2001) attempted to approach American from cultural perspective as well as linguistic one in her paper American Slang as a Mirror of American Culture. In her paper, she gives a detailed description of American slang and generalized its characteristics which are embodied in American dominant culture. Gao Yuan(2014) aims at combining slang words translation with subtitle translation in her paper On the Chinese Translation of Slang in The Big Bang Theory Under the Guidance of Nida#8217;s Functional Equivalence Theory. She takes the famous American sitcom The Big Bang Theory as a typical example to analyze the Chinese translation version of slang words in it. After a relatively detailed research, the author classifies some typical examples and analyzes the Chinese translation of those slang words.

4. 计划与进度安排

After finishing the selection of thesis, I will use the resources of college library and internet materials for the collection of information about the topic. Then I will analyze the literature and sort them out to determine the orientation and content of my thesis. The process: Before 2022.11.10 finish the selection of the thesis, collect reasonably literature Before 2022.11.30 finish the opening report, read relevant material Before 2022.3.18 finish the first draft and intermediate inspection Before 2022.4.30 finish the modification of the thesis, final draft and the translation of foreign literature Before 2022.5.25 finish the defense of the dissertation The expected effect: Accomplish a satisfactory paper.

5. 参考文献

[1] Baker M. In Other Words: A Course Book on Translation [M]. London: Taylor and Francis limited, 1992.

[2] Bassnett, Susan. Translation Studies: Revised Edition [M]. London and New York: Routledge, 1991.

[3] Chapman, R.L. American Slang [M]. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1986.

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