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摘要
由于全球化的迅速发展,国际间的贸易往来变得更加的频繁。
在国际市场竞争激烈的情况下,各个国家都忙于销售它们各自的商品。
在销售的过程中,商标起着决定性的作用。
商标中英文之间的互相翻译对促进产品的销售非常重要。
毫无疑问,好的商标能促进商品的销售。
围绕论题,本文主要从三个方面入手:
(1)商标词翻译的背景及重要性。
(2)商标词翻译的原则。
(3)商标词翻译的策略。
本文旨在从跨文化角度探究商标词的翻译,考虑中英文文化之间的不同,寻求最合适的商标翻译。
从而达到促进产品销售的目的。
关键词:
商标;
翻译;
直译;
音译;
意译;
策略
Abstract
Comparativelyspeaking,theinternationaltradeismorefrequentwiththeinternationalization.Allthenationsarebusysellingtheirownproductsinthesituationthatcompetitionoftheinternationalmarketisbecomingfierce.Brandnamesplayadecisiveroleintheprocessofsales.ItisimportanttotranslatethebrandnamesbetweenChineseandEnglishforimprovingthesaleofproducts.Thereisnowonderthatbettertranslationofbrandnamescanselltheproductsbetter.Revolvingtheproposition,thethesisdividesintothreeparts,1)thebackgroundandimportanceoftranslatingbrandnames;
2)expressingprinciplesoftranslatingbrandnames;
3)strategiesoftranslatingbrandnameswithmanyexamples.Throughananalysisoftranslatingbrandnamesfromtheperspectiveofcross-culturalcommunication,thisthesishelpstoseekforasuitablebrandnamewiththeconsiderationofdifferentculturebetweenEnglishandChinese.Asaresult,agoodbrandnamecanattractcustomersandpromotesaleofproducts.
Keywords:
brandname;
translation;
literaltranslation;
transliteration;
strategy
Contents
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1.Introduction
1.1Backgroundinformation
Withthedeepeningoftheinternationaldivisionoflabor,thedevelopmentandthetrendofglobaleconomicintegrationisstrengtheningdaybyday.Internationaltradehasbecomeanimportantforcetopromoteworldeconomicdevelopment.What’smore,ChinabeingamemberoftheWTObringsmoreforeignproductsintoChinesemarketandChineseproductshavemoreaccesstotheinternationalmarket.Thereisnowonderthatproductscanenhancecompetitivenessandmakegoodbenefitsduetoagoodreputationandfame.Therefore,allnationstaptheinternationalmarketpotentialandpromotethedevelopmentofinternationaltradeusingbrandname.(LiJianjun,2004:
89-90)Accurate,translationofbrandnamesisveryimportanttodaywhentradeisbecomingmorefrequentlydaybyday.Problemsaresuretoariseinbrandnames’translation.Whethertranslatebrandnameswellplaysanimportantroleonthesaleabroad.However,thefieldofbrandnamesisaplacewherethecompetitivehaslongbeenintense.InChina,thehistoryofbrandnamesinthemodernsenseisprettybriefcomparedwiththatofthewesternsociety.AfterthereformandopeningupofChina,China’sbrandnamesindustryhasseenarapiddevelopmentwhosespeedhasbeenunprecedentedinthewholeword.TogetherwiththeeconomicboomisarapiddevelopmentofChinesebrandnamesindustry.
1.2Theimportanceofbrandnametranslation
Brandnameshaveahistoryfarshorterthanthatofthehumansociety,butwhyarebrandnamessoimportant?
Atleastthreefactorsareinvolvedinbrandnames:
buyers,sellersandthecommodity.Theaimofbrandnamesistoattracttheattentionoftheconsumersinforeignmarketandrousetheirpurchasedesire.Peoplefromallaroundtheworldthinkbrandnamesareveryimportant.InChineseculture,TheAnalectsofConfucius,(论语)whichisaclassicworkofConfucianism,thereisafamoussaying,“Ifnamesbenotcorrect,languageaccordsnotwithtruth.Iflanguageaccordsnotwiththetruth,affairscannotachievesuccess.”(名不正,则言不顺。
言不顺,则事不成。
)Therefore,notsurprisinglyChinesebusinesseshaveattachedgreatimportancetobrandnamesoftheirproducts.Brandnamesasacardofproductsmakescustomersknowtheproductwell.Mostofthecustomersjudgequalityfrombrandnamesinthefirstplace.
1.2.1Conceptsofbrandandbrandname
AccordingtoacertainJapanesescholar,Brandisthefaceofaproduct.Brandisacommercialterm.AccordingtoAGlossaryofMarketingTerms:
MarketingDefinition,“Brandisaname,term,sign,symbol,designorsomecombinationusedtoidentifytheproductsofonefirmandtodifferentiatethemfromcompetitiveofferings.”(CommitteeonDefinition,1996)Theingredientsinabrandconstitutetheproductitself,thepackaging,thebrandname,thepromotion,theadvertisingandtheoverallpresentation.Thebrandisactuallyasynthesisofalltheseelements,physical,aesthetic,rationalandemotional.Therefore,abrandnameismerelyapartofabrand--fundamentaloflanguage,culture,psychology,market,aestheticsetc.However,apowerfulbrandnameembodiesauniquesetofvaluesandattributesandhencestimulatesconsumers’interest.Itisthecoreoftheproductidentityandpe