英汉常用修辞对比研究.docVIP

【标题】英汉常用修辞对比研究 【作者】张泽英 【关键词】修辞；对比；对偶；暗喻；委婉语 【指导老师】廖东红 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionThe study of figures of speech takes an important part in the study of rhetoric, so it is significant to make a careful study of figures of speech. The history of studying figures of speech can be traced back to the first time rhetoric was researched by Aristotle, and many scholars after him had brilliant expositions on figures of speech.Figures of speech are very important in language using, and it is hard to find an article without using figures of speech wherever in spoken language or in written language. It is said that grammar is the law of language, considered as language; rhetoric is the art of language, considered as thought; grammar tells what is correct; rhetoric tells what is effective and pleasing.1 The quality of the expression is directly influenced by that of using figures of speech.In this paper the English and Chinese figures of speech are discussed by comparative method. Three frequently used English figures of speech and their corresponding Chinese figures of speech are studied. The comparative study is helpful to understand the mode of thinking, social values, moral concepts, and cultural traditions in English-speaking country, and improve our expressing ability.II. The Definition and Classification of Figures of SpeechBefore we contrastive study the Figures of speech between in English and Chinese, we must have a better understanding about English and Chinese figures of Speech respectively. Comparing their definitions and classifications is the first step to understand them.A. The Definition of Figures of speech in English and ChineseFigures of speech are also called?“rhetorical figures” or?“figures of rhetoric”. The original meaning of?“figure” is?“the form of anything in outline; appearance; a shape.”2 In the ancient western rhetoric, the basic meaning of figures of speech is?“the use of a figurative word or expression?(mainly substitute the name