A Stylistic Study On Business English And Its Translation

It's known to all that with the globalization of economy, international business has become more and more frequent and business English is playing an increasingly vital role in the international community. A great many people are doing research work on business English and business English translation and many scholars at home and abroad have contributed a lot in this field. This thesis combines the stylistic features of business English with the study of business English translation with an aim to provide some practical help for translators in translating business English.The thesis is made up of four chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of business English, including the definition, function and classification. This chapter points out that the most important function of business English is its vital role in communication. There are some necessary elements for effective business English communication--7 C's are mentioned, i.e., clarity, conciseness, courtesy, completeness, correctness, cheerfulness and consideration.Chapter 2 is an analysis of stylistic features of business English at lexical, syntactical and textual levels. At lexical level, business English demonstrates the following characteristics: frequent use of technical words, abbreviation terms, compound adverbs and words from other languages. At syntactical level, sentence length, voices and sentence structure are analyzed. Textual analysis is carried out through the aspects of cohesion and coherence. The analysis of the stylistic features of business English will be the bases for the study of business English translation.Chapter 3 deals with the principles and techniques for business English translation mainly from the practical perspective with a large number of examples. (The examples come from the books which have been listed in the bibliography and notes for these examples will not be given again in the body of the thesis). This thesis proposes the specific principles of"Faithfulness","Exactness"and"Consistency", which particularly satisfy the need of business English translation and standardize its translation. Some frequently employed techniques in business translation are probed into in this part, such as, choice of words, conversion and division, which can make business translation more effectively and accurately.Finally, in chapter 4, some common improper business translation examples together with the requirements for qualified translators are given. Problems like misuse of definite article, inelegant use of words and translation difficulties resulting from culture differences are quite usual in business English translation practice. Translators must possess some necessary qualifications like language competence, sufficient knowledge of the respective cultures and the subject matter, as well as devotion to work, if they are to produce satisfactory versions.