Linguistic Features and Translation of Financial English
金融英语的语言特征及其翻译
专 业：英语 学 号：07121115 姓 名：阮超 指导教师姓名：白敬萱 申请学位级别：学士 论文提交日期：2011年5月 学位授予单位：天津科技大学
Linguistic Features and Translation of Financial English
A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Bachelor of Arts
by
Ruan Chao
Under the Supervision of
Bai Jingxuan
School of Foreign Languages
Tianjin University of Science and Technology
May 2011
ABSTRACT
With increasingly closer communications on business domestically and internationally, financial English has been playing a more and more prominent role in the economic activities in recent years. It is of vital concern to grasp the linguistic features of financial English and the skills of its translation, thus having a better understanding on the business transactions. Financial English is a kind of ESP (English for Special Purpose) which enjoys a style of its own. However, the translation of financial English is till in its initial stage. Based on the findings of preceding researches, the author of this thesis attempts to make a further study on the linguistic features and translation of financial English. The thesis mainly consists of four parts. First, the eminent position of financial English in nowadays economic activities is emphasized. And the thesis summarizes the past and present research achievements on financial English. In the following two parts, the thesis focuses on its unique style and translation strategies in detail by the support of the texts of FED Monetary Policy to Congress. Part two introduces its linguistic features from the perspectives of lexis, syntax and text. In the third part, some useful translation strategies are provided and authentic examples from Monetary Policy are justified. At last, the thesis makes a conclusion of whole passage and gives a priority to the significance of financial English studies theoretically and practically.
Key words: financial English; linguistic features;
专 业：英语 学 号：07121115 姓 名：阮超 指导教师姓名：白敬萱 申请学位级别：学士 论文提交日期：2011年5月 学位授予单位：天津科技大学
Linguistic Features and Translation of Financial English
A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Bachelor of Arts
by
Ruan Chao
Under the Supervision of
Bai Jingxuan
School of Foreign Languages
Tianjin University of Science and Technology
May 2011
ABSTRACT
With increasingly closer communications on business domestically and internationally, financial English has been playing a more and more prominent role in the economic activities in recent years. It is of vital concern to grasp the linguistic features of financial English and the skills of its translation, thus having a better understanding on the business transactions. Financial English is a kind of ESP (English for Special Purpose) which enjoys a style of its own. However, the translation of financial English is till in its initial stage. Based on the findings of preceding researches, the author of this thesis attempts to make a further study on the linguistic features and translation of financial English. The thesis mainly consists of four parts. First, the eminent position of financial English in nowadays economic activities is emphasized. And the thesis summarizes the past and present research achievements on financial English. In the following two parts, the thesis focuses on its unique style and translation strategies in detail by the support of the texts of FED Monetary Policy to Congress. Part two introduces its linguistic features from the perspectives of lexis, syntax and text. In the third part, some useful translation strategies are provided and authentic examples from Monetary Policy are justified. At last, the thesis makes a conclusion of whole passage and gives a priority to the significance of financial English studies theoretically and practically.
Key words: financial English; linguistic features;
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