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JOURNAL OF KUNMING METALLURGY COLLEGE ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 106-111.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-0479.2017.02.022

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An Empirical Study on the English Translation Quality of Public Signs in Kunming Scenic Spots

HUANG Jinyi,DONG Yuchen,XU Xiaobao   

  1. Facuty of Foreign Languages,Yunnan University, Kunming650500, China
  • Received:2017-02-18 Online:2017-06-23 Published:2017-06-23

Abstract: ThroughtheinvestigationandanalysisofEnglishtranslationqualityofthepublicsignsinKunmingscenicspotsbasedonthemixedmethodofthequalitativeandquantitative,thisstudyaimsatattributingtheerrorsinandmakingthesuggestionsonEnglishtranslationsoffourtypicalkindsofpublicsignsinthreemajorgroupsofKunmingscenicspots.Thefindingsofthispapershowthatproblemssuchas“grammaticalincorrectness”“Chinglishphenomenon”“lexicalimpropriety”“spellingmistakes”“missingtranslation”haveexertedastronglynegativeinfluenceupontheEnglishtranslationquality.Onthisground,thisresearchhasdoneaseriesofqualitativeanalysesofthequantitativeresultswiththetheoreticalguidanceofSkopostheoryandgiventheadvicesoffutureimprovementfromtheperspectivesof“subjectivityoftranslators”and“objectivityofsociety”,aimingatplayingaroleinthestandardizationoftranslationqualityofpublicsignsinKunmingscenicspots.

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