Chinese Negative Transfer in Chinese-English Interpretation 汉英口译中汉语负迁移研究.doc

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 汉英口译中汉语负迁移研究 摘 要 由于汉英两种语言在词汇、结构和文化等方面存在着差异，而在口译活动中，译者受时间限制与压力等的制约，汉语负迁移现象在所难免。本文从词汇、句法及语用的层次对汉英口译中汉语负迁移现象进行了分析及探讨，旨在帮助译者认识原语干扰现象，提高汉英口译的质量。 关键词：汉语负迁移；语误；口译 Table of Contents Abstract i 摘 要 ii 1 Introduction 1 2 Basic Definitions 2 2.1 C-E I and its Features 2 2.1.2 Process of C-E I 2 2.1.3 Features of C-E I 4 2.2 Language Negative Transfer and its Consequences 5 2.2.1 Language Negative Transfer 5 2.2.2 Consequences of Language Negative Transfer 6 2.3 Summary 7 3 Analysis Of Chinese Negative Transfer In C-E Interpretation 8 3.1 Lexical Transfer 8 3.1.1 Errors in Function Words 8 3.1.2 Errors in Content Words 11 3.1.3 Errors in Wording 13 3.2 Syntactic Transfer 14 3.2.1 Errors in Agreement 14 3.2.2 Errors in Word Order 15 3.3 Pragmatic Transfer 15 3.4 Summary 17 4 A Case Study 17 4.1 Method 17 4.1.1 Subjects 17 4.1.2 Design 17 4.1.3 Materials 18 4.1.4 Procedure 18 4.2 Results 18 4.3 Discussion 19 5 Conclusion 20 References 21 Acknowledgements 2