Abstract

Nowadays, the media enjoys a great popularity among people’s public life and we often feel puzzled about all kinds of news. So news headlines are often regarded as the eyes of news reports to catch the meaning of a passage. In other words, the news headlines should refine and summarize the news content. Domestication and foreignization are two aspects of a contradictory unity, and the use of domestication and foreignization has always been the focus of discussion in the translation circle. In translating English news, we often encounter expressions with typical cultural characteristics, which includes the question of how to apply domestication and foreignization.

 This paper analyzes the features of English news headlines translation from two perspectives of domestication and foreignization, and a large number of examples are extracted from the economist and times magazine. This thesis combines definitions with instances, and analyzes the usage of it, finally draw conclusions. In the end, the paper will help readers choose the most suitable translation strategies under an era of information explosion.

Key words:  News headlines; domestication and foreignization; translation strategies.

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Introduction1

2 Literature Review2

2.1 Previous studies2

2.2 Innovation of this thesis3

3 Languages Features of English News Headline3

 3.1 Lexical features3

 3.2Grammatical features.6

3.3Rhetorical features.8

3.4Textural features8

4 Domestication and Foreignization in English News Headlines Translation.10

 4.1Definitions of domestication and foreignization.11

4.2 Application of domestication in English news headline translation12

4.3 Application of foreignization in English news headline translation.14

5 Conclusion16

References 18