词语的理据性与英汉新词语生成方式的对比分析

Analysis of Motivation and Word-formation of English and Chinese New Words

词语的理据性解释了语言形式与意义之间的联系。按照Ullmann的理据分类,英汉新词语的理据性在拟声理据、形态理据、语义理据三个方面存在着异同之处。根据英汉语言结构特点和构成新词的方式,汉语词汇的理据性大于英语词汇的理据性,并且汉语新词语的理据性逐渐加强,而英语新词语的理据性逐渐减弱。

Motivation refers to the connection between a linguistic symbol and its meaning. Based on the classification of motivation by Ullmann, similarities and differences in the motivation of ,English and Chinese new words lie in onomatopoeic, morphological and semantic motivation. According to the characteristics of English and Chinese language as well as the word-formation of both languages, the motivation of Chinese words is greater than that of English words ,in which the former is increasing while the latter is decreasing.