摘要
junction和nexus是丹麦语言学家OttoJespersen提出的一对语言学概念。Jespersen认为一个首品词(primary)和一个附着语(adjunct)组合成一个偏正结构(junction),而一个首品词(primary)和一个谓语(predicate)组合成一个主谓结构(nexus)。Junction是一个意义的合成,只表达一个意义;Nexus则包含两个意义。Jespersen对比二者得出结论:junction就好比一幅画,而nexus则是一个过程,一出戏;前者较为呆板,缺乏生气,后者却灵活生动,富于生机。本文着重比较了junction和nexus的不同之处,进而讨论了nexus在英汉文学翻译中的应用,以期在实践中验证nexus的优势。
Junction and nexus is a pair of terms coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen. According to Jespersen, the combination of a primary and an adjunct is a junction while the combination of a primary and a predicate is a nexus. Junction is a composite. A nexus always contains two ideas （or concepts）. Jespersen compares： a junction is a picture, a nexus a process or a drama. Junction is rigid and lifeless; nexus is pliable. This paper mainly deals with the comparison between junction and nexus and discusses the application of nexus in English-Chinese translating in literature in hope of testifying the advantages of nexus in real use.
出处
《成都理工大学学报（社会科学版）》
2005年第3期40-42,共3页
Journal of Chengdu University of Technology:Social Sciences
