英汉语篇中的词汇衔接及其语用阐释

On Reiteration in English and Chinese Texts and Translation Strategies

词汇衔接是语篇衔接的重要手段之一,而词汇衔接中最直接的方式是词项复现。在实际运用中,它不仅是原词的复现,还指一个词语的语义重复出现,如同义词或近义词、上下义词、概括词的复现等。在英汉语篇中,词项复现都是一种最常见的表达手段。文章对英汉语篇中词项复现这一衔接手段做一个比较性的分析,并就英汉篇章互译时应采取的翻译策略进行粗略的探讨。

Lexical cohesion is one of the five main cohesive devices in texts, while the most direct form of lexical cohesion is reiteration. In actual use of language, reiteration means the re - occurrence not only of the same word, but also of its meaning, i.e. the re - occurrence of its synonym or near - synonym, superordinate or hyponym, general word etc. Reiteration in both English and Chinese texts is one of the most common expressive devices. This paper tries to make a comparative analysis of reiteration in English and Chinese texts, and probe roughly into the proper strategies when engaging in translation activities between English and Chinese.