汉语英语化特征的内外因解释力——以中国高校英语专业学习者为研究主体

以中国高校英语专业学习者为研究主体,阐述了学习者汉语口语和书面语中出现英语化特征的内外因,进而分别讨论了内外因解释力的大小。我们发现,内因主要是母语磨蚀,解释力几乎为零;外因主要是大量接触欧化汉语,解释力较强。

引发中小学英语教学汉语化的原因及解决对策

在飞速发展的时代背景下,英语的重要性早已不言而喻。随着我国基础教育改革的完善和发展,英语课程所占的比重日益提升。然而在这欣欣向荣的发展过程中,依旧存在着一些不足。其中,英语课堂教学中汉语化现象较为突出。引发这种现象的原因主要有三个因素:没有正确利用母语的迁移作用;忽视了语言环境对学习英语的影响;教师自身语言素质欠缺。我们需要透过现象看本质,深度思考现象所带来的问题,采取正确认识和理解母语的迁移作用、重视创设英语课堂语言环境、切实提高英语教师自身专业素养等措施,将有利于达成有效抑制英语教学汉语化的目的。

Cultural loss in Chinese-English translation

Different cultures have their own culture-specifics, which may pose great difficulties to the translators. In the process of cultural transfer there will be various kinds of losses, for it is hard to achieve complete equivalent effect. The main purpose is to research into the issues of cultural loss in translating certain cultural elements, and how to compensate the loss in Chinese-English translation.

Intercultural study of euphemisms in Chinese and English

Language and culture are closely related to each other. Euphemisms, which exist in all languages, reflect certain culture from which the language derives. Paying special attention to cross cultural communication, this paper discusses the relationship between euphemism and culture. Pointing out the necessity of learning and teaching euphemisms, the author also proposes some suggestions on how to teach euphemism.

Cultural difference in English and Chinese corresponding lexis

The associated meaning of language might be different under different cultural circumstances. This paper mainly concerns about the influence of culture on English and Chinese corresponding lexis and its pedagogical significance, analyzing the issue from three aspects： the analysis and contrast of corresponding lexis, the relationship between corresponding lexis and culture and its implication in teaching practice.

What Hinders the Way of Chinese to Be an English Master——Concerning Differences between English and Chinese

What hinders the way of Chinese to be an English master？ The issue has been puzzling language learners for many years. This paper, by discussing some similarities and diversities between English and Chinese, offers an approach to understand the two languages in full length. A brief analysis about the features of English and Chinese by way of linguistics, cultural comparison, and cognition shows that in learning English or Chinese, one should follow its rules and laws, and figure out its corresponding expressions under the condition that the tone, the attitude, the stress of the text are greatly emphasized and taken into consideration. Bewar.e of these laws between the two languages will make learning easier. Meanwhile, this paper also offers a translation tip differences and awareness after the discussion of each topic about the features of English and Chinese as regarding they may serve as some useful tips in translation.

A Cognitive Study of HEAD Metonymies in English and Chinese

Based on the cognitive view of metonymy and taking some ＂head＂ expressions in English and Chinese as corpora, this paper makes a qualitative analysis and tries to find out the causes for the similarities and discrepancies between these ＂head＂ metonymies.

Sentence-making and thought patterns： Probe into the differences between English and Chinese

Different histories and cultures breed people in the West and the East, and shape their different thought patterns. The differences are manifested in languages they speak and constitute an obstacle in bi-directional understanding and interpretation. In the paper, efforts are made to exemplify the differences in English and Chinese sentence-making, and explain them in terms of the different thought patterns. The author hopes to facilitate readers to have a better understanding of the 2 different peoples and languages.

Cultural gaps between English and Chinese and untranslatability

The goal theory of translation believes that translation is inevitably affected by translating-in and translating-out culture because it considers that translation belongs to the category of the study of human behavior. Moreover, communication of human beings is limited by linguistic environment, which is rooted in cultural habit. From this we can see that different linguistic environment determines the withdrawing of the meaning in word translation and also the judgment and understanding of translators toward different cultures. This thesis will explore the effects of numerous factors on word translation in cultural environment and the corresponding translation methods. Moreover, the translators also should understand correctly the cultural meanings of the words included and adopt corresponding methods.

Cognitive deviation originating from the different systems between English and Chinese

This article discusses the result of cognitive deviation originating from the lexical and syntactic difference between English and Chinese. By analyzing three different aspects involved in this paper, namely, synthetic versus analytic, compact versus diffusive and hypotactic versus paratactic deviations, a conclusion can be drawn that consciousness of necessary information qualifies a translator for work only when he is familiar with this kind of cognitive deviation.

Numbers in English and Chinese language use

The cultural connotations of numbers in English and Chinese languages are demonstrated to discuss the grammatical functions of the numbers and their rhetoric usages. For a foreign language learner, it is essential that they know not. only the denotation of the numbers, but also the connotation of the numbers. Numbers frequently play an important role in dally communication.

On L2 English Learners’Formulaic Language Use and Spoken English Fluency

This study explored the distribution of three types of English formulaic language, which involves four categories in L1 Chinese L2 English learners’ speaking performance. In addition, it investigated the relationship between the English learners’ use of formulaic language and their spoken English fluency. A CCA(canonical correlation analysis) was conducted to examine the correlations between two sets of fluency variables(dependent variables) and linguistic variables of English formulaic language use(independent variables). The fluency variable set consists of:(1)temporal indices such as SR(speech rate), AR(articulation rate), MLR(mean length of run), and PTR(phonation time ratio);(2) linguistic variables of English formulaic language like F2 R(twoword formulaic sequences/run ratio, B3 R(three-word lexical bundles/run ratio), and B4 R(fourword lexical bundles/run ratio). These are calculated according to the frequency of the English formulaic language in the speech samples of the participants(n = 86) across three academic levels.The results indicate that the learners’ spoken English fluency is highly related to their use of English formulaic language. Its limitations and future research directions are also discussed.

To watch English Chinese Translation of online language from the perspective of the theory of dynamic

English and Chinese belong to different language families, so they have difference on their own characteristics, habits expression, syntactic structure and many other aspects. Nida＇ s dynamic equivalence theory thinks that translation is not Simple literal equivalence, but it is corresponding to two languages meanings and styles that are not rigidly adhered to forms. Therefore, we also need consider the cultural context in addition to understanding features of two languages in the process of translation, This paper makes a preliminary summary research on the parts of speech translation of English and Chinese translation to help translators better to deal with the parts of speech translation in the English and Chinese translation under the guidance of dynamic equivalence.

谈整体性概念与名词化

在对一些语法现象进行分析的时候,通常会采用一些相应的分析方法。而整体性概念作为一个支配我们思考问题的思维方式,在分析语言现象时,也有着其相应的体现。名词化现象,是语言中经常可见的语言现象,并且它存在于不同的语言当中。我们通常会注意到一些语言的表面现象,但是对于它的潜在思维方式,却没有去细想过。本文将就整体性概念这一方式和名词化这一语言现象之间的内在联系进行相关的探讨。