On Cultural Difference and Translation of Idioms---开题报告

I．Literature Review

Idioms in a foreign country study normally with L.P.Smith research as a start, Smith in 1925 published a book words and idioms, the author USES many vivid and representative examples of the idioms in a language environment, this paper expounds the idioms as a conventional, simple and effective language form in language communication, the role of people - from the simple expression of the meaning of function, communication function to reflect the relationship between interlocutors, to make the paper smooth, smooth, coherent function. Become idioms research on behalf of the early, but rarely involves the translation of idioms and understanding.30 to 50 s of the 20th century, the period of the representative C.F.Hockott in "modern linguistics", emphasizes the important position of the context in the recognition and understanding of idioms, since its launch, despite the impact of the linguistics theories of emerging, but still repeated reprint, is recognized as a solid and comprehensive, solid modern language manual. This book is not only the crest of the structural linguistics theory, and discussed the linguistic aspects of composite materials. In the 1980 s, the function of idioms research to the theory of structuralism and generate category, has opened up the function of the idioms in a communicative environment research, thus make the research on idioms has more realistic significance.

Domestic mainly on the study of idioms Zhang Peiji, Li Funing as the main representative. Zhang Peiji's english-chinese translation tutorial briefly expounds the basic theory of translation knowledge, through the contrast in English and Chinese languages and a lot of translation examples, introduced a series of commonly used methods and skills of english-chinese translation .And Li Funing English history, more comprehensive describes the origin and evolution of English, for ordinary readers to compare plain language that opens the door to the mysterious Old English. In idiom translation, Zhang Peiji (1976), Guo Jianzhong (2000) was carried out on the cultural differences between English idioms and idioms translation through comparative study. In a recent issue of the journal of research on idiom translation articles, among them with Li Yanlin of English cultural translation tutorial "and Luo Shiping represented by the study of English idioms. Two more comprehensively reflect the whole picture of idioms, English idioms by researchers and foreign language department teachers and students and lovers of English.

II．Outline

Title: On Cultural Difference and Translation of Idioms

English Abstract 

Introduction

i. A brief introduction to the characteristics of idioms and scope.

ii. Describes the source of idioms and cultural differences and the relationship between the idiom translations.

iii. Proposed to understand the connotation of English idioms, will explore the cultural differences of idioms contain, and briefly describes the main content of this thesis.

Theoretical basis and backgrounds of writing this paper

  Theoretical basis: This research mainly based on the theory of the following: This paper in pearl "and the theoretical basis of relevance theory proposed by Wilson, is firstly analyzed in the process of translation to understand the differences of English and Chinese idioms, as well as the differences in idioms translation process complexity, and then according to the relevance theory in the cognitive environment, context and relevance principle point of view in English and Chinese idioms translation, the application of the comparative study of English and Chinese idioms and translation; Secondly according to Nida’s dynamic equivalence theory on the applicability of the animal idioms translation guidance; Again is through the introduction to pragmatics and cognitive fauconnier, to solve some problems in the process of idiom translation; Finally according to their own collection of documents and materials.

  Idioms are created in the production practice, and a national geographic environment, religious beliefs, customs, history and culture are closely related. Cultural differences of idioms are the difficulty in the english-chinese translation for translators.

（三）Conditions and Methods of study

i. Conditions

Have 1. Completed the English courses, English country profiles and have a full understanding of cross-cultural communication;

2. The library has books, journals and other references;

3. Have gathered rich and comprehensive literature;

4. Have access to the Internet conditions and abundant network resources.

ii. Method

1. The use of the library and the Internet for information gathering;

2. The group discussion.

3. To guide the teacher's opinions and Suggestions.

（四）Obstacles

i. Geographical differences

ii. Differences of religious belief

iii. Custom differences

iv. The historical and cultural differences

（五） Strategies

i. The literal translation method

ii. Liberal translation

iii. Annotations

（六） Conclusion

Summarize the importance of cultural differences in English and Chinese idioms translation and use value, and points out that cultural difference must be considered in the translation practice.

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