谈英语中的仿拟现象

On parody in English

从语言学的角度来看,语言的有限性可通过适当的修辞手法来实现其别具风格的无限性。作为一种修辞手段,仿拟发挥了这样的作用。仿拟是指语言使用者为了达到某种目的、获得某种表现效果,有意识地将人们熟悉的习语、名词、谚语、名句等进行改头换面而构成一种具有新意的表达方式。

Viewed from the linguistics,language finite,but the infinite oflanguage can be achieved in a distinctive style by using the figures of speech properly. As a figure of speech, parody plays its part. Parody refers to a new style of expression which imitates the form and style of idioms, nouns, proverbs and much quoted lines which are familiar to us by changing some of their parts so as to achieve the goal.