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1、开题报告英文版范文 下面是为您准备的开题报告英文版，供大家参考和借鉴噢!希望能对您有所帮助。后续精彩不断，敬请关注! Outline 2.1 Development and major concepts of DTS In this part I will describe Holms basic map of DTS and the relationship between function, process and product. I will also discuss some important concepts such as pseudo-translation, multipl
2、e translation, translationese, norm etc. 2.2 Methodolgy I will in this part discuss the methodology of DTS before I apply the same to the case study in this thesis with emphasis to be placed on semiotic approach and the concept norm. 2.3 DTS in contrast to other theories A contrast study will be con
3、ducted here with the objective to find the difference of DTS from other theories such as equivalence theory and the Chinese Xin Da Ya criteria. Some advantage will possibly be shown in this study. 2.4 Case study In this part, translation of The Dream of Red Mansions (also translated as The Story of
4、The Stone) will be under investigation in light of DTS. Translation samples to be quoted here will be selected at random. 2.5 Conclusion Based on the above elaboration of DTS and the case study, possible conclusion will be on the advantage of DTS in specific study of translation. Suggestions on furt
5、her research efforts will be made also. (Note: While the topic will remain the same, the above arrangement of contents is subject to change in the process of writing.) Function and Application of Descriptive Translation Studies 1 Introduction The intention of this study is to explore possible advant
6、ages of Descriptive Translation Studies as in its application in translation practice and translation analysis. Since early 20th century, translation studies gradually broke away from the marginal status within other related disciplines and established itself as an empirical science. From then on, s
7、chools of thought have kept ing out and each claims its legitimacy for existence. Among these schools is Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS). DTS approaches translation from an empirical perspective. Translation is viewed to be a social activity having significant importance in the receiving cultu
8、re and for the target munity. Therefore, translation is dealt with beyond the linguistic realization and language parison, and is incorporated in social and cultural context. My attention was first directed to DTS by its peculiar characteristic of observation, description and explanation. The subjec
9、t is whatever happens in translation practice, from the determination of prospective function of translation to the process of translators choice of strategies, brainstorming and the revision, to the final product making appearance in the target munity. The method of DTS is basically descriptive. Th
10、e prescriptive tendency and the problem-solution pattern is abandoned. Translation phenomena are noted down. With aumulated data, some underlying truths about translation will e out which will prove to be instructive not only for theoretical probe but also for applied translation practice. I will ap
11、ply this descriptive method in the case study of this thesis. A convenient tool has been set up to conduct DTS. “Norm” is operative at every stage of description and explanation. Function, process and product and their relationship as well are skeletal structure of what constitute descriptive studie
12、s. Translation phenomena are aounted for with the help of norm. The case taken in this thesis is the Chinese classic The Dream of Red Mansions. Two English versions translated respectively by Yang Hsien-yi and David Hawks are pared and observations are made in regard to their translation approaches. In this regard, my observations are limited to several aspects, I hope in-depth observation and explanation will done in light of DTS. 模板,内容仅供参考
