地质学英语词汇特征及翻译策略

Lexical Features and Translation Strategies of English for Geology

地质学英语具有其独特的语言特征。本文通过分析大量实例,总结了地质学英语词汇的构词特征:合成词、派生词、首字母缩略词、混成词、普通词汇专业化,并探究了其翻译策略。

English for geosciences has its unique lexical characteristics. By analyzing a large number of exam-pies, the paper summarizes the lexical features of English for geology, such as compounding, derivation, acro-nym, blending and specialization of common English words, and explores pragmatic strategies of English-Chi-nese translation for geology.