E-C Translation of Clauses in Business English Contracts Based on Memetics_英语论文

摘要

商务合同翻译在商务活动中起着越来越重要的作用，有效的法律文书翻译交流显得不可或缺。翻译模因是指有关翻译本身以及翻译理论的概念或观点的统称,如翻译的理论概念、规范、策略和价值观念等。本文以商务英语合同条款为语料，从模因论及翻译模因视角研究其汉译。研究发现模因都可以分为基因型和表现型模因两类,前者包括等效和等值模因，后者包括意译模因，节译模因，略译模因，译述模因等。本文通过实例分析，探讨不同类型模因的翻译策略，希望能够为商务英语合同条款的翻译提供一个新的视角，提高其翻译质量，保证商务活动的顺利进行。

关键词: 商务英语合同；条款；模因；翻译模因

Contents

Acknowledgments I

Abstract II

摘要 III

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Background of This Study 1

1.2 Significance of This Study 1

1.3 Structure of This Thesis 2

Chapter Two Literature Review 3

2.1 Previous Study on Memetics 3

2.2 Previous Studies on Business English Contract Translation 4

2.2.1 Business English Contracts Translation Based on Stylistics 4

2.2.2 Business English Contracts Translation Based on Skopos Theory 4

2.2.3 Business English Contracts Translation Based on Pragmatics 4

2.2.4 Business English Contracts Translation Based on Functional Equivalence 5

2.2.5 Business English Contracts Translation Based on Adaptation Theory 5

Chapter Three Application of Memes in E-C Translation in Business English Contracts 7

3.1 Phenotype Memes and Genotype Memes in Business English Contracts 7

3.2 Translation of Phenotype Memes in Business English Contracts 8

3.2.1 Free Translation Meme 8

3.2.2 Excerpt Translation Meme 9

3.2.3 Omission Translation Meme 9

3.2.4 Free Interpretation Meme 10

3.3 Translation of Genotype Memes in Business English Contracts 10

3.3.1 Equivalent Meme 10

3.3.2 Equivalent-effect Meme 11

Chapter Four Conclusion 13

4.1 Major Findings 13

4.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study 13

References 14