Influences of Cultural Differences on Translation of Titles of Films

When translating the titles of films,translators are faced with not only different meanings of Chinese and English language,but also various cultural connotations behind the titles.Therefore,translators should take cultural differences into account in order to make the translated titles close to the connotations of the source culture.Such cultural differences as religious dissimilarities,historical allusions and idiomatic expressions(or idioms)are major concerns when translating film titles.

Influences of Cultural Differences on Translation of Titles of Novels

With the fast-pacing of globalization,cross-cultural communications are becoming increasingly frequent. Translation of the literary works,or novels is one of the most popular models of cultural exchange. While the translation of novel titles comes with first importance as successful translation of the titles facilitates a bird's eye view of the whole context. However,the translation of novel titles is no easy without consideration of cultural differences which directly influence people's thoughts and understanding. Therefore,translating novel titles requires an overall analysis of such cultural elements as religion,cultural images,way of thinking,and historical allusions.

Influences of Cultural Differences on Translation of Titles of Songs

A title is like an eye that reveals its character. A good title of great originality can concentrate on the main points and arouse readers' interests. The title plays a significant part especially in the times of eyeball economy. However, though short as titles are, they always contain a lot of connotations which are quite difficult to translate. Translation is substantially kind of cross-cultural information communication, and translation of song titles is no exception. Due to different origins, Chinese and Western cultures possess their own characteristics in cultural images, ways of thinking, and historical allusions, which should be considered when translating song titles.

Influences of Cultural Differences on Translation of Titles of Laws

For whatever kind of literary forms, the first thing that we come into contact with is the title. The title functions as not only the eye catcher but also the summary of the context. Any legal document starts with its title and a good translation of the title lays the foundation for the interpretation of follow- up terms and conditions. However, translating titles of laws is affected by different factors, especially cultural differences, such as history, diction and conventions. Anyway, cultural impact on translation of law titles can be handled tactfully.

An Interpretation of Multiplicity and Complementary of Translation Criterion with Reference to the Study on Two Chinese Versions of Ode to the West Wind

The complexity and various intentions or functions of literary translation cause different literary works.The general criteria tohelp evaluate and guide translators to strive for a good translation could be the traditional three principles,these are faithfulness,fluencyand elegance,but it is also feasible to apply some other subordinate criteria to translate or analyze different literary works.The paper fo-cuses on the analysis of multiplicity and complementary of translation criterion on the poem translation,makes comparison and evalua-tion of Gu Zhengkun's Ode to the West Wind(stanza 4&5) with Zha Liangzheng's version,and proves that flexible application of thistranslation criterion makes the translated version truly different.

Application of Domestication Theory in Translation of Movie Titles

This thesis attempts to discuss Chinese and English movie titles translation from the perspective of domestication theory and concludes domestication translation can break through restricts at the linguistic level to convey the meaning and spirit of movie titles efficiently.

Norms in the Translation of Chinese Film Titles

A film title is an essential part of a film.Compared with the translation of book titles and news headings,film title translation has been received far less attention,especially the rendering of Chinese film titles into English versions.Therefore,the thesis aims to study Chinese film title translation in the framework of norm theory and investigate the strategies adopted by translators.

On Chinese translation of English movie titles

The translation of titles is the important part in the translation of movies. This paper proposes three principles and summarizes six translation methods in the translation of movie titles.

Translation of Movie Titles Guided by Foreignization Theory

On the basis of introducing the theory of foreignization,this paper aims to discuss the translation of movie titles with the application of it and a conclusion is drawn that foreignization can retain the characteristics of the original movie titles to keep a distance between the source language culture and target language culture.

An Exploration of Functional Equivalence Theory in the Translation of Movie Titles

Exploring the features and translation of movie titles within the framework of Nida’s functional equivalence theory,this paper mainly aims to discuss the application and limitations of this theory and in the end proposes some methods in producing good translations of movie titles.

A Brief Analysis of the Chinese- English Translation for Movie Titles from the Perspective of Eco-translatology

Via analyzing the adoption of Eco-translatology from the linguistic,cultural and communicative dimensions, this paper intends to tentatively explore the micro strategy of Chinese-English movie titles translation.

Translation of Film Titles with the Application of Peter Newmark＇s Translation Theory

This paper, based on the Chinese audience＇s aesthetic and cultural anticipation and the application of Peter Newmark＇s translation theory on translating film rifles, discusses the features and translation of film title from English to Chinese. The four main translation methods--literal translation, transliteration, free translation, semantic translation and/or communicative translation and the different translation strategies of film titles used in Hong Kong and Taiwan are introduced in detail with sufficient examples.

Discussion of Translation from English Film Titles into Chinese from the Perspective of Reception Theory

Reception theory, a newly developed discipline, is an audience- oriented film title translation approach. According to Reception Aesthetics, the historical life of a literary work is unthinkable without the active participation of the readers. With the reception theory as the theoretical background, it will pilot the basic points of the translation of film titles, namely, informative value, cultural value, aesthetic value, and commercial value, with the five pragmatic methods of general translation. Furthermore, it also takes the factor of intercultural factors into consideration when discussing this topic.

On the Features and Functions of Film Titles and Relevant Translation

Film is an art manifestation which originated from daily life.Besides it is also a mental product conveyed with various kinds of cultural,political,ideological elements.Film title,as the name card to a film,is short in form but rich in meaning,has its own linguistic,cultural,aesthetic and commercial features.Film title translation is a unique field of translation practice but far less explored.In this essay,the author tries to explain the features and functions of film title with cases and provides a scan of film title translation study at home in order to assist translators to find the major difficulties in film title translation and to improve the overall quality of film title translation in the market.

Translation of EST-A Constructivist Perspective

In light of the main characteristics of EST texts, this paper uses the constructivism translatology to guide the translation of EST into Chinese. Regarding EST translation as a communication in the field of science and technology, the author adopts the three constructivism translation criteria to evaluate the translation, and draws to the conclusion that constructivist the three constructivist translation criteria could guide effectively the translation of EST.

Characteristics of Contractual English and Its Translation Methods

With the occurrence of economic globalization,the translation of contractual English has played an increasingly important role in China economy.However,as a subject of business English,it is rare to find the research of contractual English,furthermore,the general translation theory including business English is not suited for contractual English translation.It will have both theoretical meanings and practical meanings to analysize contractual English translation.After simple contrast between business English and contractual English,from the characteristic of contractual English,the author discussed in detail about his understanding and research of the standards and mode of contractual English translation.The translation criteria:"faithfulness","exactness"and"customariness"are suggested.In the translation mode,the linguistic analysis is used to translate the contract,namely,vocabulary and syntax.The paper is completed on the basis of the author's knowledge on the linguistic theroy and understandings of contract and contractual English.

On Movie Title Translation from the Perspective of Reception Aesthetics

Movie is a popular art which occupies an important position in people's leisure time. Movie title,as the most direct and accessible tool for audience to know about the movie,is very significant to attract audience into the cinema. Therefore,the translation of movie title cannot be ignored. However,due to the cultural differences in Chinese and English culture,the problem of movie title translation is obvious which needs to be paid attention to the translation and people working in movie industry.Traditional translation theory puts more emphasis on the important and authoritative status of original text and author. But this notion cannot satisfy the needs of movie title translation to the largest extent. Movie is not only a cultural and linguistic product,it also is a special commercial product. The ultimate objective of movie is to allure the audience into the cinema to watch and appreciate it in addition to provide the cultural information. Reception aesthetics,as a theory of literary criticism,gives priority to readers' role in literary understanding and interpretation. According to reception aesthetics,the horizon of expectation should be taken into consideration when the translation work begins to be done. Horizon of expectation is composed of the readers' or audiences' previous cultural norms,assumptions,and criteria in the source language and culture at a given time. Movie title,as a special text,is also understood and influenced by the audience's horizon of expectation. Chinese audience,before they decide to watch a movie,are naturally harbor their horizon of expectation about the movie. They will form their judgment and assumptions about the genre,plot,story,background about the movie from the movie title. These kind of horizon of expectation will consequently influence their ultimate decision to watch the movie or not. Hence,in doing the movie title translation,the translator is supposed to keep the audience's horizon of expectation in mind and try his utmost to achieve the fusion of expectation. In this way,the comparatively satisfactory version is likely to come into being and finally will live up to the audience's expectations. As a result,from the perspective of reception aesthetics,the author proposes three feasible translation methods of movie title: literal translation,free translation and adaptation.

On the Translation of Chinese Film Title From the Functional Perspective

This thesis aims to analyze the translation of Chinese film titles from the functional perspective in the hope of elaborating the application area of Skopostheorie and finding a guiding theory for film title translation from Chinese to English ,and Trying to work descriptively to discover the Principles underlying Chinese film title translation,which is a purposefulactivity.

A Study of English Film Title Translation ---From the Perspective of Adaptation Theory

As the exchange between Chinese and Western cultures gets increasingly frequent, the English films have already become an indispensable kind of cultural ＂product＂ in Chinese people＇s lives. In the pursuit of box office today, a good English film title translation can not only attract more attention, but also become an important standard to judge a film＇s value. However, the translation of English film title has not got enough attention at home or abroad, and good translations of English film titles are few and far between. Based on requirements of English film title translation, this paper discusses problems in English film title translation, into which this paper applies adaptation theory to solving existing problems.