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Study on Translation Strategies of News Headlines from the Perspective of Chesterman’s Translation Ethics
School of Arts and Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), Xi’an, China
School of Arts and Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), Xi’an, China
- 1 School of Arts and Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), Xi’an, China
- 2 School of Arts and Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), Xi’an, China
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics·Volume 11 (2021)·Pages 520–528·Published 12 July 2021·DOI10.4236/ojml.2021.114039
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Abstract
As the quickest access for readers to get the key of the content, news headline translation has aroused more and more researchers’ attention. Different from other studies on this subject, this paper studies the English to Chinese translation strategies of news headlines by analyzing 137 English to Chinese headlines concerning coronavirus pandemic from “Language Tips” in China Daily Website. The two translation strategies (imitation and variation) primarily adopted in the selected news headlines are clarified, and specific translation methods under these two strategies are further discussed based on Chesterman’s Translation Ethics.
KeywordsNews HeadlinesChesterman’s Translation EthicsTranslation Strategies
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