Objective To analyze,from the perspective of language contact,the lexical formation of China English(CE)in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)translation,and point out translation strategies of using CE to do TCM transl...Objective To analyze,from the perspective of language contact,the lexical formation of China English(CE)in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)translation,and point out translation strategies of using CE to do TCM translation.Methods By selecting Chinese and English abstracts in four core journals about Chinese herbs and acupuncture published from 2017 to 2019,under the guidance of language contact,this research explores the lexical formation of CE in TCM translation,and from which some transla⁃tion strategies are summarized.Results Chinese Pinyin,TCM philosophy terms,combination of Chinese Pinyin and English vocabu⁃laries,and new English vocabularies are main methods of forming CE lexis in TCM translation;and transliteration,literal transla⁃tion,free translation,hybrid translation,and lexis creation are the translation strategies given for using CE to do TCM translation,hoping it would be useful for reference in related area.展开更多
In learning a foreign language, pronunciation has always been an early obstacle for students to overcome. The teachers' main task was to try to give the letters of the target language the sound values they normall...In learning a foreign language, pronunciation has always been an early obstacle for students to overcome. The teachers' main task was to try to give the letters of the target language the sound values they normally convey to the literate native speaker. Pronunciation teaching was thus only a preparatory task for getting as quickly as possible to the real problem of language teaching: language contact and language input.展开更多
Dialect is threatened by the increasing language contact. In Yichang, seldom young students speak its dialect. In this preliminary research, the author tries to clarify the actual language use and language attitude in...Dialect is threatened by the increasing language contact. In Yichang, seldom young students speak its dialect. In this preliminary research, the author tries to clarify the actual language use and language attitude in the community of family by the means of interviewing the parents living in Xiling district, both of whom could speak the dialect. It is found that the profession,education background of parents would influence their language attitude and actual choice of language to their children. The result shows that there exists significant disparity between the parents' language attitudes and the actual communication with their children. Reasons of such disparity and the public prediction of the tendency of Yichang dialect and provided. In the end, suggestions towards language policy are presented.展开更多
From the perspective of language contact theory,this thesis analyzes the formative causes of English loanwords,the etymology of English loanwords,the classification of English Loanwords and the influence of loanwords ...From the perspective of language contact theory,this thesis analyzes the formative causes of English loanwords,the etymology of English loanwords,the classification of English Loanwords and the influence of loanwords on English,so as to deduce which languages have the greatest influence on English vocabulary.This thesis can make learners can have a more profound and comprehensive understanding of English vocabulary constitution,so as to promote their English learning.展开更多
The existence of loanwords,whose emergence has a profound connection with cultural globalization,is undoubtedly obliged to be valued.This phenomenon of linguistic integration can be appreciated everywhere in all major...The existence of loanwords,whose emergence has a profound connection with cultural globalization,is undoubtedly obliged to be valued.This phenomenon of linguistic integration can be appreciated everywhere in all major languages which are still widely spoken.However,this has led to the resistance of some nationalist linguists,who advocate the purity of their respective languages.Nevertheless,the purported“linguistic purity”is a false concept unquestionably.The lexical interflow is undoubtedly of irreplaceable significance,which can never be denied.Cultural diversity is absolutely the unchangeable mainstream.With this mindset,the world will be harmonious with a sense of freedom to bathe in light of tolerance and empathy.展开更多
文摘Objective To analyze,from the perspective of language contact,the lexical formation of China English(CE)in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)translation,and point out translation strategies of using CE to do TCM translation.Methods By selecting Chinese and English abstracts in four core journals about Chinese herbs and acupuncture published from 2017 to 2019,under the guidance of language contact,this research explores the lexical formation of CE in TCM translation,and from which some transla⁃tion strategies are summarized.Results Chinese Pinyin,TCM philosophy terms,combination of Chinese Pinyin and English vocabu⁃laries,and new English vocabularies are main methods of forming CE lexis in TCM translation;and transliteration,literal transla⁃tion,free translation,hybrid translation,and lexis creation are the translation strategies given for using CE to do TCM translation,hoping it would be useful for reference in related area.
文摘In learning a foreign language, pronunciation has always been an early obstacle for students to overcome. The teachers' main task was to try to give the letters of the target language the sound values they normally convey to the literate native speaker. Pronunciation teaching was thus only a preparatory task for getting as quickly as possible to the real problem of language teaching: language contact and language input.
文摘Dialect is threatened by the increasing language contact. In Yichang, seldom young students speak its dialect. In this preliminary research, the author tries to clarify the actual language use and language attitude in the community of family by the means of interviewing the parents living in Xiling district, both of whom could speak the dialect. It is found that the profession,education background of parents would influence their language attitude and actual choice of language to their children. The result shows that there exists significant disparity between the parents' language attitudes and the actual communication with their children. Reasons of such disparity and the public prediction of the tendency of Yichang dialect and provided. In the end, suggestions towards language policy are presented.
文摘From the perspective of language contact theory,this thesis analyzes the formative causes of English loanwords,the etymology of English loanwords,the classification of English Loanwords and the influence of loanwords on English,so as to deduce which languages have the greatest influence on English vocabulary.This thesis can make learners can have a more profound and comprehensive understanding of English vocabulary constitution,so as to promote their English learning.
文摘The existence of loanwords,whose emergence has a profound connection with cultural globalization,is undoubtedly obliged to be valued.This phenomenon of linguistic integration can be appreciated everywhere in all major languages which are still widely spoken.However,this has led to the resistance of some nationalist linguists,who advocate the purity of their respective languages.Nevertheless,the purported“linguistic purity”is a false concept unquestionably.The lexical interflow is undoubtedly of irreplaceable significance,which can never be denied.Cultural diversity is absolutely the unchangeable mainstream.With this mindset,the world will be harmonious with a sense of freedom to bathe in light of tolerance and empathy.
