公示语文本的语言特点与功能翻译策略

On Linguistic Features of Public Signs and Functional Translation Approaches

公示语文本具有语言简洁、通俗易懂的特点,并具有指示性、提示性、限制性、强制性四种突出的应用示意功能。公示语文本的英译应该根据其文本的功能特点,采取相应的翻译策略。

Conciseness and accessibility are the major linguistic features of the texts of public signs.As to the major applied functions,public signs have indicative,signal,restrictive and mandatory functions.The Chinese-English translation of public signs texts should follow the functional features of the texts.