Errors Analysis of Chinese translation and Standardization of Thai Public Signs in Thailand การวิเคราะห์ข้อผิดพลาดในการแปลป้ายสาธารณะภาษาจีนและการกำหนดมาตรฐานป้ายสาธารณะในประเทศไทย

Abstract

With the rapid increase in the number of Chinese tourists in recent years, the Thai government and private companies have added Chinese translations to many signs in public places. Due to the lack of standards for the translation of Chinese signs in Thailand, and the differences in languages and cultures between China and Thailand, the misuse and incorrect translation of Chinese signs in public places are still common in Thailand. These mistakes will have many adverse effects in Thailand. The author draws on previous research experiences, combines the actual situation of the research objects in this article, uses empirical research methods, considers from a functional point of view, obtains translation error corpus in the form of photographs and online search supplements. And the public places’ Chinese Signs or Chinese-Thai comparison signs was collected, such as the signs in Thai stations, streets, shopping malls, and tourist attractions, etc. Then we select several common functional types of signs in public places in Thailand as the research objects, including prompts, warnings, notices, etc. And the error cases were sorted out and the collected signs were analyzed, consist of count the error rate, and analyze the types of wrong use cases and the reasons for mistranslation deeply. Then we classified and analyzed the cause of the error. The adverse effects caused by incorrect signs explained also. Based on these, we put forward suggestions on the standardization of Chinese signs translation from the aspects of translation principles, translation content and translation methods. And we provided principles and suggestions for the future translation of signs in public places. Finally, several practical translation methods and techniques for the translation of signs in public places in Thailand are proposed.