第5章 汉英翻译的CHINGLISH汉译英 教学课件.ppt

第5章 汉英翻译中的CHINGLISH Chinglish In the early 1980s, some foreign experts pointed out that some phrases or structures in some published Chinese magazines and newspapers did not conform to standard English actually. Because it manifests Chinese feature, they called this kind of English “Chinglish”. Peter Newmark: “He who writes or speaks in a foreign language will be ‘caught’ out every time, not by grammar, which is probably suspiciously ‘better’ than an educated native, not by his vocabulary, which may well be wider, but by his unacceptable or improper collocations. Definition of Chinglish Joan Pinkham The Translator’s Guide to Chinglish: “Chinglish, of course, is that misshapen, hybrid language that is neither English nor Chinese but that might be described as ‘English with Chinese characteristics’”. In the strict sense, Chinglish is the interlanguage of Chinese learners between Chinese and English. Proposed by S. Pit Corder and Larry Selinker, the concept of interlanguage was established as learners’ independent system of the second language which is neither the native language nor the second language, but a continuum or approximation from his native language to the target language. Basic Causes of Chinglish There are numerous reasons that will lead to Chinglish in C-E translation. Firstly, lots of new words appear in China and they cannot be found in Chinese-English dictionaries. Secondly, Chinese and English thought patterns and culture are different. Thirdly, Chinese have few chances to know idiomatic English. Fourthly, Chinese people are more proficient in Chinese than in English. Fifthly, not all the English teachers are English natives. Generally speaking, Chinese teachers use Chinglish more or less, so they will surely transfer Chinglish to their students. Sixthly, when translating, Chinese people do not adopt the structure of English but Chinese. Last but not least, lack of vocabulary may also cause Chinglish. 1.2.1 Thought Patterns Dif