Abstract: Based on Communication Translation proposed by the outstanding British theorist Peter Newmark, this thesis studies the linguistic features of Accounting English such as lexicon, syntax and text and analyzes the application and utilization of these features in the translation. By connecting the translation theories with the practical application of Accounting English, people will be explicit about the practical function of Accounting English. This paper hopes to provide people engaged in Accounting and English with new study aspects.

Key words: Accounting English; linguistic features; translation methods

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction.1

2. Literature Review1

2.1 Communicative Translation

2.2 A Brief Review of the Studying on Accounting English Translation in China

3. Linguistic Features of Accounting English3

3.1 Lexical Features of Accounting English

  3.1.1 Accounting Terminology

  3.1.2 Abbreviation

  3.1.3 Compound

  3.1.4 Polysemy

 3.2 Syntactic Features of Accounting English

3.3 Textual Features of Accounting English

4. Methods of Accounting English Translation.7

4.1 Criteria of Translation

4.1.1 Accuracy

4.1.2 Economy

4.2 Methods of Lexical Translation

4.2.1 Non-technical words Translation

4.2.2 Technical words Translation

4.3 Methods of Sentence Translation

4.3.1 Trans1ation of Passive Sentences

4.3.2 Translation of Complex Sentences

4.4 Methods of Text Translation

5. Conclusion .11

Bibliography.12

Acknowledgment13