Idioms,collocations,and formulaic phrases are three factors playing the important role in the second language acquisition(SLA).This essay firstly deals with the definitions of these concepts,then it illustrates the im...Idioms,collocations,and formulaic phrases are three factors playing the important role in the second language acquisition(SLA).This essay firstly deals with the definitions of these concepts,then it illustrates the importance of them to SLA on two perspectives—idioms,collocations,and formulaic phrases respectively and they regarded as a whole.Therefore,in this way,the essay may lead to the answer the question“How are idioms,collocations,and formulaic phrases important to SLA?”展开更多
Translators frequently come across metaphors and similes, which are important ways of figure of speech. Figures of speech are actually vehicles of culture, and metaphorical phrases are the essence of human's cultu...Translators frequently come across metaphors and similes, which are important ways of figure of speech. Figures of speech are actually vehicles of culture, and metaphorical phrases are the essence of human's culture. So the strategies adopted in the translation of metaphors and similes are the reflection of the translators' attitude towards culture. This paper holds the belief that foreignization should be the main translation strategy when dealing with the metaphorical phrases bearing cultural connotations.展开更多
This paper will firstly introduce the categories and main characteristics of English lexical phrases.Then a discussion over the function of English lexical phrases will be carried out from the angle of second language...This paper will firstly introduce the categories and main characteristics of English lexical phrases.Then a discussion over the function of English lexical phrases will be carried out from the angle of second language acquisition.The author holds the view that lexical phrases play an important role in second language acquisition,which can be summarized as follows:firstly,the acceleration of language fluency;secondly,the improvement of lexical selection ability;thirdly,the enhancement of pragmatic awareness.展开更多
A majority of contracts will use many prepositions and prepositional phrases to reflect their preciseness which cause the treaty wording complicated and hard to understand. This paper tends to demonstrate the characte...A majority of contracts will use many prepositions and prepositional phrases to reflect their preciseness which cause the treaty wording complicated and hard to understand. This paper tends to demonstrate the characteristics of the prepositions and prepositional phrases used in business English contracts and explore the translation strategies used in translating the features of the prepositions and the prepositional phrases in business English contracts. The findings of this paper can provide a reference for the majority of the trade workers, which can help them accurately and effectively draft or translate a contract and avoid unnecessary disputes.展开更多
A surge in post-publication activity related to editing,including by technical editors and copyeditors,is worthy of some discussion.One of these issues involves the issue of'tortured phrases',which are bizarre...A surge in post-publication activity related to editing,including by technical editors and copyeditors,is worthy of some discussion.One of these issues involves the issue of'tortured phrases',which are bizarre terms and phrases in academic papers that replace standard English expressions or jargon.This phenomenon may reveal an attempt to avoid the detection of textual similarity or to masquerade plagiarism,and yet remain undetected by editors,peer reviewers and text editors.Potentially thousands of cases have already been discovered and reported publicly on the post-publication platform PubPeer.In this opinion paper,35 cases from ranked scholarly journals are presented,mainly the fields of materials,computer and engineering sciences.This collation serves to expand discussion about this integrity-related phenomenon and to increase educational awareness of the topic.展开更多
It has been said that if a dog bires a man, that is ont news to be published on the front page of a newspaper…, it has happened so many times before. But, if a man bites a dog, that might make frontpage news.
In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government, thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking, its policies, and ongoing reforms and trans...In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government, thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking, its policies, and ongoing reforms and transitions.展开更多
Editor’s note:In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government,thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking,its policies,and ongoing refor...Editor’s note:In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government,thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking,its policies,and ongoing reforms and transitions.展开更多
Editor’s note: In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government, thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking, its policies, and ongoing r...Editor’s note: In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government, thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking, its policies, and ongoing reforms and transitions.展开更多
Since Carlson(1977), bare noun phrases(which willbe referred to as BNPs afterwards) have been a focus of linguistics in English. Gradually, the studies of bare noun phrase has also caught much attention in China. Desp...Since Carlson(1977), bare noun phrases(which willbe referred to as BNPs afterwards) have been a focus of linguistics in English. Gradually, the studies of bare noun phrase has also caught much attention in China. Despite of the extensive studies of BNPs in English and Chinese respectively, a systematic comparison between English and Chinese BNPs in semantic readings is still less developed. More detailed studies and comparisons are obviously desirable. Most linguists agree that the semantics of the predicates, syntactic distribution and pragmatic factors all have a role to play in determining the interpretation of BNPs. Thus the paper has systematically made a semantic comparison between English BNPs and Chinese BNPs in terms of different predicate types and different syntactic distributions following the four semantic readings of BNPs of Shen(2005), namely, generic reading, existential reading,definite reading and non-referential reading.展开更多
The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight i...The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. Starting this month, ChinAfrica will introduce one key term in each issue.展开更多
The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blue- print for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight...The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blue- print for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.展开更多
The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary HuJintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. Comprehensive insight into...The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary HuJintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. Comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.展开更多
The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight i...The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.展开更多
The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）,. made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blue- print for ChinEs future. Comprehensive insight in...The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）,. made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blue- print for ChinEs future. Comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.展开更多
文摘Idioms,collocations,and formulaic phrases are three factors playing the important role in the second language acquisition(SLA).This essay firstly deals with the definitions of these concepts,then it illustrates the importance of them to SLA on two perspectives—idioms,collocations,and formulaic phrases respectively and they regarded as a whole.Therefore,in this way,the essay may lead to the answer the question“How are idioms,collocations,and formulaic phrases important to SLA?”
文摘Translators frequently come across metaphors and similes, which are important ways of figure of speech. Figures of speech are actually vehicles of culture, and metaphorical phrases are the essence of human's culture. So the strategies adopted in the translation of metaphors and similes are the reflection of the translators' attitude towards culture. This paper holds the belief that foreignization should be the main translation strategy when dealing with the metaphorical phrases bearing cultural connotations.
文摘This paper will firstly introduce the categories and main characteristics of English lexical phrases.Then a discussion over the function of English lexical phrases will be carried out from the angle of second language acquisition.The author holds the view that lexical phrases play an important role in second language acquisition,which can be summarized as follows:firstly,the acceleration of language fluency;secondly,the improvement of lexical selection ability;thirdly,the enhancement of pragmatic awareness.
文摘A majority of contracts will use many prepositions and prepositional phrases to reflect their preciseness which cause the treaty wording complicated and hard to understand. This paper tends to demonstrate the characteristics of the prepositions and prepositional phrases used in business English contracts and explore the translation strategies used in translating the features of the prepositions and the prepositional phrases in business English contracts. The findings of this paper can provide a reference for the majority of the trade workers, which can help them accurately and effectively draft or translate a contract and avoid unnecessary disputes.
文摘A surge in post-publication activity related to editing,including by technical editors and copyeditors,is worthy of some discussion.One of these issues involves the issue of'tortured phrases',which are bizarre terms and phrases in academic papers that replace standard English expressions or jargon.This phenomenon may reveal an attempt to avoid the detection of textual similarity or to masquerade plagiarism,and yet remain undetected by editors,peer reviewers and text editors.Potentially thousands of cases have already been discovered and reported publicly on the post-publication platform PubPeer.In this opinion paper,35 cases from ranked scholarly journals are presented,mainly the fields of materials,computer and engineering sciences.This collation serves to expand discussion about this integrity-related phenomenon and to increase educational awareness of the topic.
文摘It has been said that if a dog bires a man, that is ont news to be published on the front page of a newspaper…, it has happened so many times before. But, if a man bites a dog, that might make frontpage news.
文摘In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government, thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking, its policies, and ongoing reforms and transitions.
文摘Editor’s note:In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government,thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking,its policies,and ongoing reforms and transitions.
文摘Editor’s note: In this column we introduce phrases frequently used in the Chinese media and by the Chinese government, thereby providing a succinct overview of China’s political thinking, its policies, and ongoing reforms and transitions.
文摘Since Carlson(1977), bare noun phrases(which willbe referred to as BNPs afterwards) have been a focus of linguistics in English. Gradually, the studies of bare noun phrase has also caught much attention in China. Despite of the extensive studies of BNPs in English and Chinese respectively, a systematic comparison between English and Chinese BNPs in semantic readings is still less developed. More detailed studies and comparisons are obviously desirable. Most linguists agree that the semantics of the predicates, syntactic distribution and pragmatic factors all have a role to play in determining the interpretation of BNPs. Thus the paper has systematically made a semantic comparison between English BNPs and Chinese BNPs in terms of different predicate types and different syntactic distributions following the four semantic readings of BNPs of Shen(2005), namely, generic reading, existential reading,definite reading and non-referential reading.
文摘The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. Starting this month, ChinAfrica will introduce one key term in each issue.
文摘The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blue- print for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.
文摘The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary HuJintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. Comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.
文摘The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blueprint for China＇s future. A comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.
文摘The Report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）,. made by then Party General Secretary Hu Jintao on November 8, 2012, laid out a blue- print for ChinEs future. Comprehensive insight into the key terms in this report will help readers better understand the country＇s national strategies and its future path. ChinAfrica introduces some of these terms.
