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评《中华人民共和国公司法》英译本

作　者: 赵鹏飞
导　师: 毛浚纯
学　校: 上海海事大学
专　业: 外国语言学及应用语言学
关键词: 法律文献英译符号学意义相符功能相似语体风格
分类号: H315.9
类　型: 硕士论文
年　份: 2004年
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本文通过评析《中华人民共和国公司法》(以下简称《公司法》)英译本初步探讨了法律文献英译的特点,并且尝试提出“意义相符,功能相似”的法律英译标准。《公司法》是建立和发展我国社会主义市场经济体制,深化企业改革,建立现代企业制度的一部重要法律。它的实施对于规范公司的组织行为,保护公司、股东和债权人的合法权益,维护社会经济秩序,促进社会主义市场经济的发展具有重要意义。同时,《公司法》的英译本不仅有助于树立我国法律的国际形象,而且有助于国外投资者了解和熟悉我国的市场经济体制和现代企业制度,以及实行公司制的法律依据和法律保障;有助于规范外国公司的分支机构的组织行为,保护其合法权益。因此,《公司法》的英译本不仅具有学术意义,而且有利于吸引外资,加强对外经济合作。随着中国改革开放的深入和加入世贸组织,将会有越来越多的法律文献被翻译成英语。因而,法律文献的翻译显得更为重要。但目前我国法律文献的英译较之外国法律文献的汉译还是一个薄弱环节,翻译的质量尚不稳定,瑕瑜互见。在这种情况下,本论文的撰写具有一定的实用价值。本文共分四章。第一章简要介绍《公司法》出台的背景、主要内容及其英译本的重要性。第二章前半部分简要分析了法律英语的语体风格和语言特点。后半部分以符号学的意义观和纽马克对语言功能的划分为依据,指出意义和功能是语言作为一种符号系统所具备的固有特征,也是任何文本的固有特征。因此这种意义观和功能划分适用于各种文体的翻译,包括法律文献的翻译。进而,本文作者提出应用“意义相符,功能相似”的标准(陈宏薇,1997)对《公司法》的英译文进行评价。完全、彻底的功能对等是很难实现的。因为功能所反映的往往是文本的整体效果,而该效果必须通过意义的表达来实现。另一方面,“功能相似”的提法可以避免与奈达著名的“功能对等”理论相混淆。但作者同时指出“意义相符,功能相似”的翻译标准与传统的翻译标准“信”以及奈达的“功能对等”有着同样的内涵,只是突出了语言作为交际工具所具备的意义和功能。本章最后,作者强调:意义和功能两个方面相互依存,不可分割。第三章以“意义相符,功能相似”为标准,结合法律英语的语体风格和语言特点对《公司法》英译本的特色和长处进行评价,肯定其在一定程度上再现了法律语言的

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Chapter Ⅰ Introduction to Company Law of the People's Republic of China  12-15
  1.1 General Background and the Main Content of Company Law of the People's Republic of China  12-13
  1.2 Importance of the English Translation of Company Law  13-15
Chapter Ⅱ Features of Legal English and Criterion of Legal Document Translation  15-31
  2.1 Stylistic Features of the Language of the Law  15-16
    2.1.1 Precise in Wording  15
    2.1.2 Terse and Brief in Manner of Writing  15-16
    2.1.3 Impersonality of Writing  16
    2.1.4 Standardization of Formula  16
  2.2 Linguistic Features of Legal English  16-23
    2.2.1 Lexical Features  16-19
      2.2.1.1 Use of Terminologies  17
      2.2.1.2 Use of Archaic Words  17-18
      2.2.1.3 Use of Words of Foreign Origins  18
      2.2.1.4 Use of Formal Words  18-19
      2.2.1.5 Use of Synonyms  19
    2.2.2 Syntactic Features  19-23
      2.2.2.1 Use of Long Complex or Compound Sentences  19-20
      2.2.2.2 Unusual Positions of Adverbial  20-21
      2.2.2.3 Frequent Use of Nominal Groups  21
      2.2.2.4 Frequent Use of Non-Finites  21-22
      2.2.2.5 Use of Modal Auxiliaries  22
      2.2.2.6 Use of Passive Voice  22-23
  2.3. Criterion of Legal Document Translation  23-31
    2.3.1 Various Theories and Criteria of Translation  23-24
    2.3.2 Introduction to Semiotics  24-26
    2.3.3 Semiotic Approach to Meaning  26-27
    2.3.4 Function of Language  27-29
    2.3.5 Criterion of Evaluating: Correspondence in Meaning and Similarity in Function  29-31
Chapter Ⅲ Some Merits In the English Version of Company Law of the People's Republic of China  31-49
  3.1 Correspondence in Meaning  31-36
    3.1.1 Accuracy in Translation of Terminology  31-33
    3.1.2 Proper Use of Synonyms  33-34
    3.1.3. Proper Use of Idiomatic Expressions  34-36
      3.1.3.1. In accordance with  34-35
      3.1.3.2 Be subject to  35
      3.1.3.3 Prior to  35-36
      3.1.3.4 Submit to  36
  3.2 Similarity in Informative Function and Vocative Function  36-49
    3.2.1 Translation of "......的" Structure into English  36-40
      3.2.1.1 "If..."  37
      3.2.1.2 "When..."  37
      3.2.1.3 "In the event that..."  37-38
      3.2.1.4 "Where..."  38
      3.2.1.5 "None of + person"  38-39
      3.2.1.6 Find the subject from context  39-40
    3.2.2 Translation of Negative Sentences  40-43
      3.2.2.1 "shall not"  40-41
      3.2.2.2 "may not"  41
      3.2.2.3 "No + noun + may"  41-42
      3.2.2.4. "None of + persons/things+may"  42-43
    3.2.3 Use of Passive Voice  43-45
      3.2.3.1 Translation of Chinese Passive Voice into English Passive Voice  43-44
      3.2.3.2 Translation of Chinese Active Voice into English Passive Voice  44-45
        3.2.3.2.1 The Sentence Without a Subject  44
        3.2.3.2.2 The Sentence With a Subject  44-45
    3.2.4 Brevity and Concision: Means to Achieve Similarity in Informative and Vocative Function  45-49
      3.2.4.1 Use of Archaic Words to Avoid Repetition  46-47
      3.2.4.2 Use of Pronouns to Avoid Repetition  47
      3.2.4.3 Use of Non-finite Instead of Clauses  47
      3.2.4.4 Use of Present Participle  47-48
      3.2.4.5 Use of Past Participle  48
      3.2.4.6 Use of Elliptical Sentence  48-49
Chapter Ⅳ Some Defects and Mistakes in the English Version of Company law of the People's Republic of China  49-84
  4.1 Non-correspondence in Meaning  49-64
    4.1.1 Misprinting  49
    4.1.2 Improper Use of Articles  49-50
    4.1.3 Improper Use of Pronouns  50-52
    4.1.4 Improper Use of Conjunctions  52
    4.1.5 Unidiomatic Translation of Terminologies  52-62
    4.1.6 Overtranslation  62-63
    4.1.7. Inconsistency  63-64
  4.2 Non-similarity in Function  64-84
    4.2.1 Non-similarity in Informative Function  64-67
      4.2.1.1 Misuse of Punctuation Marks  64-65
      4.2.1.2 Abuse of Modal Auxiliary "Shall"  65-67
    4.2.2 Non-similarity in Vocative Function: Improper Employment of Passive Voice  67-69
    4.2.3 Non-similarity in Both Informative and Vocative Function: Lack of Brevity  69-84
      4.2.3.1 Use of Superfluous Words or Phrases  69-72
      4.2.3.2 Unnecessary Repetition of Nouns or Noun Phrases  72-74
        4.2.3.2.1 Repetition That Can Be Avoided by Using Pronouns  72-73
        4.2.3.2.2 Repetition That Can Be Avoided by Using Shortened Form of Noun Phrases  73-74
        4.2.3.2.3 Repetition That Can Be Avoided by Using Archaic Words  74
      4.2.3.3 Use of Phrases Instead of Single Words or Long Phrases Instead of Short Ones  74-75
      4.2.3.4 Use of "Noun + of + Noun" Structure Instead of "Noun + Noun" or " Noun's + Noun" Structure  75-77
      4.2.3.5 Improper Sentence Structure  77-84
        4.2.3.5.1 Improper Use of "Verb+Noun+Preposition" Structure  77-80
        4.2.3.5.2 Use of Clauses Instead of Non-clauses  80-81
        4.2.3.5.3 Use of Non-clauses Instead of Clauses  81-82
        4.2.3.5.4 Use of Passive Voice Instead of Active Voice  82-84
Conclusion  84-86
Acknowledgements  86-87
Bibliography  87-88

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