English Film Subtitle Translation from the Perspective of Domestication and Foreignization-A Case Study of Ice Age

摘要

Nowadays, cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries have become increasingly frequent, which boosts the development of film industry and highlights the importance of subtitle translation. However, in China, subtitling is a relatively new research field of translation. This study explores the guiding role of domestication and foreignization strategies in English film subtitle translation. On the basis of material from Ice Age, the paper carries on the analysis of film subtitle translation in terms of expressions with typical cultural features and idioms&proverbs under the effective guidance of domestication and foreignization translation strategies. It’s concluded that domestication and foreignization strategies can provide theoretical guidance for subtitling and appropriate combination of the two strategies can achieve better translation effects.