从电影片名的翻译看翻译中的改写

论文摘要

本文从改写论的角度探讨了英语电影片名中译的问题，并根据改写论的主要理论对电影片名的改写过程进行了描述。作者发现电影片名的改写主要经历三个阶段，即准备阶段，分析改写阶段以及选择阶段。其中第二个阶段最为重要，作者着力阐述了该阶段影响改写过程的各个因素。本文通过具体的案例分析，指出译者素质，赞助人以及译入语的诗学特征是影响改写的主要因素。其中，译者素质主要包括对原文的忠实，美学概念以及文化敏感性，而赞助人主要由电影制作人，观众和影片审查机构组成，而诗学特征指的是译入语的语言特征及其接受新事物的能力。本文作者同时提出改写过的电影片名通常在创作上颇具新意，能够吸引译入语观众，实现其感召观众观看电影的作用，然而，与此同时，过分改写的片名，因为没有保留原文的信息，给信息的检索带来了一定的困难。本文作者建议，在翻译的过程中，译者可以运用其现有的知识以及创造力，创造出在各方面突出的电影译名，但是也要有一个限度，以免产生一些低级恶俗的译名。

论文目录

• 内容摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter I Introduction
• 1.1 Rationale and Significance of the Research
• 1.2 Research Questions
• 1.3 Research Methodology
• 1.4 Thesis Structure
• Chapter II An Overview of Film Titles and Film Title Translation
• 2.1 Profile of English Film Titles
• 2.1.1 Film Title, a Definition
• 2.1.2 Film Genres
• 2.1.2.1 Adventure Films
• 2.1.2.2 Fantasy Films
• 2.1.2.3 Comedy Films
• 2.1.2.4 Lyric Films
• 2.1.3 Significance of Film Titles
• 2.1.4 Functions of Film Titles
• 2.1.4.1 Informative Function
• 2.1.4.2 Expressive Function
• 2.1.4.3 Aesthetic Function
• 2.1.4.4 Vocative Function
• 2.1.5 Naming Approaches
• 2.1.5.1 Hero and Heroine
• 2.1.5.2 Place or Time
• 2.1.5.3 Theme
• 2.1.5.4 Objects
• 2.1.6 Features of English Film Titles
• 2.1.6.1 Linguistic Features
• 2.1.6.2 Cultural Features
• 2.1.6.3 A Comparison between English and Chinese Film Titles
• 2.2 Film Title Translation in China
• 2.2.1 General Situation
• 2.2.2 Main Translation Strategies
• 2.3 Summary
• Chapter III Literature Review
• 3.1Film Translation Studies
• 3.1.1 Film Translation Studies Abroad
• 3.1.1.1 Film Translation in General
• 3.1.1.2 Translation of Film Titles
• 3.1.2 Film Translation Studies in China
• 3.1.2.1 General Film Translation Studies
• 3.1.2.2 Translation of Film Titles
• 3.2 Contributions and Limitations
• 3.3 Summary
• Chapter IV Theoretical Framework
• 4.1 Nature of Film Titles
• 4.2 Possibility of Rewriting Film Titles
• 4.3 Rewriting of Film Titles
• 4.3.1 Rewriting Theory
• 4.3.1.1 General Aspects
• 4.3.1.2 Patronage
• 4.3.1.3 The Dominant Poetics
• 4.3.2 Process of Film Title Rewriting
• 4.4 Summary
• Chapter V Rewriting in Film Title Translation in China
• 5.1 Factors Affecting the Rewriting of Film Titles
• 5.1.1 Professionals
• 5.1.1.1 Faithfulness to the Original
• 5.1.1.2 Aesthetic Concept
• 5.1.1.3 Cultural Sensitivity
• 5.1.2 Patronage
• 5.1.2.1 Film Producers
• 5.1.2.2 Film Watchers
• 5.1.2.3 Censorship
• 5.1.3 The Dominant Poetics
• 5.1.3.1 Compatibility
• 5.1.3.2 Linguistic Features
• 5.2 Types of Rewriting
• 5.2.1 Zero Rewriting
• 5.2.2 Phonetic Transcription
• 5.2.3 Literal Translation
• 5.2.4 Partial Rewriting
• 5.2.5 Total Rewriting
• 5.3 Effects of Rewriting
• 5.3.1 Positive Effects
• 5.3.2 Negative Effects
• 5.4 Comparison of Rewritings rewritten film titles in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
• 5.5 Summary
• Chapter VI Conclusions
• 6.1 Summary
• 6.2 Limitations
• 6.3 Implications and Suggestions
• Bibliography