Abstract：As an indispensible part of the film, the importance of the film title is self-evident. So far, the study on film title translation has attracted quite a few scholars’ attention from different perspectives. However, few of the research have been done from the perspective of Eco-translatology, which has begun to gain many scholars’ attention and been applied in the study on various literature aspects such as novels, poetry, prose and play. This thesis attempts to make a tentative study on the translation of film titles under the guidance of the“three-dimensional principle” from the perspective of Eco-translatology. 

The thesis begins with a brief review of Eco-translatology Theory and the features and functions of film titles are mentioned. Next, specific film titles are elaborated and analyzed under the three-dimension principles. Finally, a conclusion is drawn that translators need to take into account not only the elements in the film but also the eco-environment in the film market. The thesis is expected to make a little contribution to the research of film title translation and application of eco-translatology.

Keywords: Eco-translatology; film title translation; principle of “three-dimensional transformation”

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1.-Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 A Brief Review on Eco-translatology-2

2.2 Previous Study on Film Title Translation-3

3. Features and Functions of Film Titles-4

3.1 Features of Film Titles-4

3.2 Functions of Film Titles-5

4. Adaptive Transformation from Three Dimensions-7

4.1 Adaptive Transformation from Linguistic Dimension-8

4.2 Adaptive Transformation from Cultural Dimension-9

4.3 Adaptive Transformation from Communicative Dimension-9

5.Conclusion-10

Works Cited-12