功能翻譯理論視角下丑女貝蒂字幕翻譯策略研究

1、南京航空航天大學碩士學位論文功能翻譯理論視角下《丑女貝蒂》字幕翻譯策略研究姓名：章蕾申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學指導教師：孫建東2011-03南京航空航天大學碩士學位論文 iiABSTRACT Films and TV series are means of mass media to transfer cultural information. With economic globalization, the expansio

2、n of the market of films and TV series, and in particular the popularity of the internet, more and more foreign films and TV series have been introduced to China. However, the quality of subtitle translation is far from

3、being satisfactory, which, to some degree, has a negative effect on the target-language audience’s enjoyment and appreciation of the films and TV series, thus hampering the healthy development of subtitle translation and

4、 cultural transmission. Therefore, the improvement in the quality of subtitle translation plays a significant role in strengthening the target -language audience’s understanding of the plot of the films and TV series and

5、 in promoting the sound development of subtitle translation. This thesis, through the adoption of functional translation theory, conducts a research on translation strategies of the subtitles of the online American comi

6、c TV series, Ugly Betty in the hope that some valuable strategies and skills the translators have adopted in the process of translating Ugly Betty can be dug out through comparative analysis. Functional translation theor

7、y of German School has broken the bound of traditional translation theories, complemented the theories of translation studies and provided a new approach for subtitle translation. Functional translation theory contains f

8、our aspects: Katharina Reiss’s text typology; the core concept of functional translation theory “Skopostheorie”; Justa Holz Manttari’s the theory of translational action; Christina Nord’s function plus loyalty. The film

9、s and TV series belong to the fourth text type. Subtitle translators should choose proper translation strategies based on the features of the fourth text type that is informative function supplemented by expressive funct

10、ion and appellative function. The purpose decides the adopted translation methods. The initiators’ and the translators’ purposes, the intended functions of the translation and the expectations of the target-language audi

11、ence decide the strategies of subtitle translation employed in the whole translation process. From the perspective of the target-language audience, on the one hand, they want to enrich their spiritual life and get amusem

12、ent and entertainment through watching Ugly Betty. On the other hand, a large group of students watch Ugly Betty in the hope of being able to learn about American culture and improve their English. From the perspective o