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【标题】从文化的角度看称谓语的翻译 【作者】 【关键词】?称谓语；文化差异；翻译策略 【指导老师】 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ. IntroductionWhen communicators participate in the process of communication, the selection of appellations in the address system is generally the first message or speech that a speaker sent to the hearer. In most languages, it is polite speech behavior that the speaker makes the right choice of appellations before starting a conversation. On one hand, different appellations reflect the differences in the communicators’ role status, social station and alienation degree; on the other hand, they may indicate the speaker’s feelings and attitudes towards the hearer.Appellations, as part of language, are closely related to culture; it’s the reflection of social convention, value system, ideology, and so on. Owing to different cultural background, different speech communities have different appellations. A contrastive study of Modern English and Chinese address systems is made to analyze the differences. The contrastive study of appellations will help to cultivate the English learner’s cultural awareness and improve their communicative competence.As a translator, he or she must be extremely aware of his or her own cultural identity and be versed in both SL and TL cultures. It is also necessary for the translators to master the specific classifications, features and usages of appellations, knowledge of the cultures involved and of the detailed usages of appellations and the basis for the translator to render appellations properly from the SL into the TL.In the translation of appellations, there are mainly two translation strategies, namely, domesticating and foreignizing methods. Combing relevant translation theories, it tries to provide some useful guidance for the translation of appellations, and avoiding some misunderstandings and failures in intercultural communication and promoting cultural exchanges and international friendship.?Ⅱ. Definition, Classification and Features of AppellationsA.