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PAGE  Chinese Negative Transfer in Chinese-English Interpretation 班级：英13级5班 学号：120110901 姓名：王开迪 Chinese Negative Transfer in Chinese-English Interpretation Abstract Chinese negative transfer is an interference which proves to be an obstacle for Chinese learners of English as a second language , i.e., English L2 acquisition, resulting in error expressions of great discrepancy between C-E interpreters and native speakers of English. Chinese-English interpretation is a cross-linguistic activity with its own features, which is influenced by several factors, say, the habit of associating Chinese counterparts in speaking and writing English words or phrases. It is inevitable that negative transfer will take place. Three levels of Chinese negative transfer in Chinese-English interpretation are analyzed in this thesis. They are lexical level, syntactic level and pragmatic level. They are illustrated with examples in order to find out the causes of the errors in Chinese-English interpretation. Meanwhile, a case study is conducted to evidence the theory in this thesis. Key words: Chinese negative transfer, error, interpretation I. Introduction Language transfer, which is also known as L1 interference or linguistic interference, is an important issue in second language acquisition. It usually exerts an influence on speaking a second language. There are two types of transfer, positive and negative. Positive transfer facilitates second language acquisition due to the influence of cross-linguistic similarities, while negative transfer results in errors, overproduction, etc. Interpretation is a cross-linguistic activity which will be influenced by the habit of using L1. It is inevitable that negative transfer will take place. On the other hand, interpretation is a special task for the reasons that the interpreters work under temporal pressure and need good memory, etc. Consequently, negative transfer happens more often than most of other relevant activities. In this