On Chinese-English Translation Of Tourist Texts From The Perspective Of Adaptation Theory

The C-E translation of tourist texts, covering a wide range of elements such as nature, geography, architecture, culture and so on, is not only a transformation between the two languages, but also a kind of cross-cultural communication, the quality of which concerns China's international image as well as the promotion of China's cultural exchange with western countries. This thesis makes an in-depth analysis of the C-E translation of tourist texts from the perspective of adaptation theory, aiming to bring the linguistic, social, cultural, and psychological factors into a coherent and integral framework. The present study tries to find a new angle for the C-E translation of tourist texts and to enhance the acceptability of the translated versions.This thesis is made up of six chapters. Chapter One is a brief introduction to the significance, rationale, data collection and research method of the thesis. Chapter Two is a general study of tourist texts, including its definition and the differences between Chinese and English tourist texts. Chapter Three provides a literature review of the previous research at home and abroad, and points out their shortcomings. Chapter Four deals with the theoretical framework of this thesis, introducing some key notions of adaptation theory such as choice making in language use, three properties of language and four angles of investigation, and then pointing out that these aspects are inter-dependent in the formation of adaptation theory. Chapter Five makes a detailed analysis of the collected examples, mainly focusing on four sections: adaptation to the linguistic structure, to the physical world, to the social world and to the mental world. Chapter Six is the conclusion of the thesis, including major findings, some limitations and implications for further research.