英汉同语反复句对比的研究.docVIP

英汉同语反复句对比的研究 　　摘要:同语反复句是英汉语言中的一种特殊的反复形式,主语和表语同语反复。表语是对主语的一种隐含的解释。对英汉同语反复句做对比研究,有助于英语学习者更加深入的理解这一句式,并正确使用。本文深入探索了英汉同语反复句形式的区别,并对其语用内涵和修辞意义做出对比研究,对理解学习同义反复句有很大帮助。 　　 　　关键词:英语同语反复句;汉语同语反复句;形式差异;语用和修辞 　　 　　一、INTRODUCTION 　　Tautology is a sentence pattern with the repeated word used both as subject and predicative, which is a special form of repetition in English and Chinese. The predicative is actually a connoted explanation of the subject. In Chinese ,it is called “同语”or “同语式”. This sentence pattern also exists in Russian, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Italian and so on. 　　As a very common rhetorical device, tautology can be concluded with the form “X be X” in English and “X (Adv.) 是X” in Chinese. As compared with Chinese tautology, English tautology seems to be similar. However, because the form and function of tautology are formed according to the convention and culture, they are different in different languages. To compare the differences of tautology between English and Chinese can help learners understand deeply and use tautology properly. This paper explores the differences of the form and explains the pragmatic meaning and rhetorical meaning of tautologies, which prove to be effective in understanding tautologies. 　　 　　二、 FORM DIFFERENCES 　　2.1 The Forms of Tautology in Chinese and English 　　According to Liu Dezhou (刘德周),the form of tautology in Chinese varies. For example, 　　(1)家乡是家乡,外地是外地。(N1是N1,N2 是N2) 　　(2)郊区市郊区,可厂房是厂房。(N 是N,可…) 　　(3)桃是桃,李是李,杏是杏,果园里什么都有。(N1是N1,N2 是N2,N3是N3) 　　(4)小孩子总是小孩子,哪能有大人有力气。(N hum总(归)是/到底是/毕竟是/终究是N hum) 　　(5)中国领土就是中国领土。(N就是N) 　　 The form of tautology in English is not diversified. There are two forms generally, 　　(6)War is war. (X be X) 　　(7)Oh, east is east and west is west, and never shall the twain meet. (X1 be X1 and X2 be X2) 　　2.3 The Form Differences 　　2.3.1 Singular and Plural Differences 　　According to the English grammar, English tautology needs defining singular and plural form except abstract nou