城市轨道交通公示语中地名翻译的规范化探讨

从上海城市轨道交通公示语中地名翻译所存在的实际问题以及乘客对交通导向等实际需求出发,分析、探讨了现有地名翻译的相关标准、规范和条例的适用性,以及原文地名合理的补充标识、地名翻译方法的分类、中文地名的语法结构、地名翻译典型案例的解决方案等问题。在此基础上,提出了制订上海城市轨道交通乃至全国公交行业公示语中的地名翻译规范的基本原则和具体步骤。

Standardization of Placenames Translation in Public Signs and Markings of URT

Based on both the actual problems existing in the public signs and markings of Shanghai rail transit, and the passengers' actual demands for placename translations in terms of traffic guidance,this paper emphatically analizes and discusses the applicability of the standards, norms and regulations relevant to the translation of placenames; the reasonable placename designations that can be used to additionally designate the placenames in the original language; the classification of translation methods of placenames; the grammatical structures of placenames; the resolution of typical problems in placename translation, etc. It then proposes the fundamental principles and specific procedures of formulating the placename translation regulations for the public signs and markings of Shanghai rail transit network, as well as of the entire public transportation industry in China.