ABSTRACTWater Margin is one of the four famous classical novels, which owns much value in language study. The context will analyze the examples of appellation in Shaporia’s version and compare the translation with the original novel on the basis of functional equivalence of Nide to seek the relative equivalence and how to achieve it, which confirms that Shaporia’s translation is related to equivalence. 

KEY WORDS functional equivalence; translation of appellation; Water Margin

CONTENTS

Abstract

中文摘要

1 Introduction1

2. Equivalent translation of appellation in Water Margin.2

2.1 Equivalence of rank

2.2 Equivalence of family hierarchy

2.3 Equivalence of nicknames

2.4 Equivalence of vulgar appellation 

3. Conclusion6

Bibliography7

Acknowledgement.8