lingua-franca-通用语.ppt

研 1302 小胖鼠和小兔兔 Types of meaning Conceptual meaning Connotative meaning Social meaning Affective meaning Reflected meaning Collocational meaning 3. Social meaning is what a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances of its use, such as the language users( who are using the language), settings(where is language used), topics(what are language users are talking or writing). 4. Affective (emotional) meaning Feelings or attitudes expressed in language E.g.(1) I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool. (2) Youths Vs Youngsters (3) skinny, frank, well-built, slender, blunt, plump, insolent, thin, fat E.g. domicile, residence, abode, home salt, sodium chloride disobedient, recalcitrant Exercise: Words which stand for what people do in order to make a living: job, vocation, profession, field, occupation, specialization, trade, work Words which stand for what people do in their spare time: hobby, avocation, recreation, pastime Words and geography: Rocky Mountains, the Thames Words and history: the May Flower, Continental Congress Words and politics: president, supreme court, Labour Party Words and Christianity: catholic, protestant Words and holidays: Christmas tree, Boxing Day Words and living styles: hot dog, whisky Section 2 Differences between Chinese words and English Words 1. Terms in one language having no counterparts in another language. A. words related with geography e.g. the Mississippi, the Superior, Rocky mountains, the Thames, Great Barrier Reef, Koala, kangaroo, terrapin, poke 泰山，黄河， 惊蛰， 清明，雨水， B. word and history the May Flower (the ship in which a group of British Puritans who were also known as pilgrim fathers sailed to America in 1620. The revolutionary war ( the struggle of the 13 colonies in North America for independence from the British rule between 1775-1783) scalp (to tear the skin on the top and back of head and the hair attached from an enemy by an North Ameri