On the Existing Problems of Nanjing Metro Station Name Translation and the Counter Measures开题报告

This study mainly talks about theexisting problems of Nanjing metro station name translation and countermeasures. Problems include over-Romanization, disunity, inaccuracy and confusion.The author pays more attention to over-Romanization. Since the establishmentof Romanization of Chinese Geographical Names(RCGN), transliteration(pinyintranscription) has established itself in the translation of geographicalnames for a long time. Pinyin transcription for proper term is appropriateand feasible, but pinyin transcription for generic term is more likely to bringbad influence. It is necessary to set a standard in the translation ofNanjing metro station name translation, the author considers the way ofcombining transliteration and literal translation as the most proper way inmetro station names translation.

The first part is literature reviewand introduction. In the second part, the author will talk about four major translationmethods in metro station name translation, including transliteration, liberaltranslation, transliteration liberal translation and abbreviation. Thethird part is about existing problems in Nanjing metro name translation,including over-Romanization, disunity, inaccuracy and confusion. Aboutover-Romanization, the author will talk about specific examples and potentialconsequences. As for disunity, the author find the station name translation inmetro is different from road names, building names or names on maps andwebsites. Examples in inaccuracy and confusion are relatively less. The forthpart is about counter measures in solving existing problems. A standard mustbe set in metro station name translation. The biggest argument about translationstandard is whether to use transliteration transcription or liberaltranscription for generic term. The author is in favor of use transliterationtranscription for proper term and liberal transcription for generic term. Thelast part is conclusion.