Abstract

 

Nominalization refers to the process in which any element of a clause is transformed into a language unit with the syntactic function of a noun or noun phrase. It is frequently used in English broadcast news. This paper will analyze the functions of nominalization in English broadcast news from the following aspects: the increase of background information content, the improvement of timeliness, the enhancement of objectivity, and the change of information focus in sentences; it also discusses the translation of nominalization structure at the lexical level from literal translation, conversion and amplification, discusses the translation of nominalization structure at the phrase level from subject-predicate structure and verb-object structure, and studies the translation methods of literal translation and splitting from the sentence level, which is conducive to ensuring the accuracy and objectivity of information transmission between source language and target language in English broadcast news, enhancing the cohesion of discourse, and making the translation of nominalization fit the characteristics of English broadcast news. The study of this paper has some enlightenment on the translation of nominalization. 

Keywords: nominalization; English broadcast news; function; translation

 

Contents

 

1. Introduction 1

2. The Function of Nominalization in English Broadcast News 1

2.1 The increase of background information 2

2.2 The improvement of timeliness 2

2.3 The enhancement of objectivity 3

2.4 The change of information focus 4

3. The Translation of Nominalization in English Broadcasting News 4

3.1 Translation of nominalization in lexical level 5

3.1.1 Literal translation 5

3.1.2 Conversion 5

3.1.3 Amplification 6

3.2 Translation of nominalization in phrase level 7

3.2.1 Method of translating into subject-predicate structure 7

3.2.2 Method of translating into verb-object structure 7

3.2.3 Method of translating into subject-verb-object structure 8

3.2.4 Method of translating into a complete sentence 8

3.3 Translation of nominalization in sentence level 9

3.3.1 Literal translation 9

3.3.2 Splitting 9

4. Conclusion 10

References 11

Acknowledgments 12