English animal is echoic word and its interpreter

Gao Yongchen
(Institute of Suzhou university foreign language, jiangsu Suzhou 215021)

　　Summary:  of steamed bun of Tan of ⒂ Lang  is inspected fierce occasionally? of bad where a surname has  Zhuo Gou direct and echoic with indirect and echoic two kinds of main types. Echoic word compares Chinese animal normally simple and general, and English animal is echoic word criterion already rich and varied specific and vivid. Echoic to the animal word undertakes comparative study, conduce to the interpreter's validity.
　　 Keyword: ; of animal of? of steamed bun  is translated

　　Abstract: THe English Animal Onomatopoeia Has Substantial Content And Can Be Divided Into Primary Onomatopoeia And Secondary Onomatopoeia. Different From The Chinese Animal Onomatopoeia Which Is Rather Simple And Vague, the English Version Ismore Vivid And Specific. Making Comparative Studies Between The Two Will Be Of Great Significance To The Accuracy Of Translation From One To The Other.
　　 Key Words: ONomatopoeia; Animal; Translation

　　The graph classifies date in: H315. Label of 9 document is piled up: AArticle number: 1004 - 6038(2002) 08 - 0049 - 02


　　One, foreword

Although English and Chinese belong to two kinds of different language systems, but having rich echoic word. English is echoic (Onomatopoeia) and Chinese figures of speech are echoic identical, it is audio of imitate thing nature method of word of a kind of compose. The sound of all sorts of animals can be heard in the everywhere in experience world, the animal is echoic word also with respect to emerge as the times require. Echoic word is in the animal English owns very significant share in echoic word, it is echoicer than Chinese animal the word abounds diversity even. Echoic word often uses Chinese animal to mix a general simply " cry " the word will state, and the cry that English conveys all sorts of different animals commonly with technical echoic term. Correctly interpreter animal is echoic word, can foil atmosphere, indication artistic conception, enhance impetus and on-the-spot scene sense, make dull sentence becomes fresh vivid, rich appeal, innovation goes a kind to make person faces the its condition, atmosphere that is like Wen Jisheng, achieve the pragmatics goal that expresses sound to amount to affection and meaning of solution famous voice.

　　 2, English animal is echoic the type of the word and interpreter

Echoic word can divide English animal for direct and echoic (Primary Onomatopoeia) and indirect and echoic (two sort of Secondary Onomatopoeia) ,

There is clearer distinction in be being translated.

Direct and echoic the sound that those who point to is an animal and sense are basic be identical, can produce the photograph interconnection between phonic justice to want directly. If hear [Mu: ] sound makes the person thinks of cow " moo mooes " sound. A lot of English is medium expression that the animal bleats acoustical word is direct and echoic, the echoic word of it and Chinese is put in a lot of same point, very adjacent on pronunciation. Be like meow, english is echoic the word is Mew, miaow, echoic word is Chinese " mew " the cry of; dove, english is echoic the word is Coo, echoic word is Chinese " cluck clucks " the cry of; duck, english is echoic the word is Quack, echoic word is Chinese " quack " the cry of; goose, english is echoic the word is Cackle, echoic word is Chinese " chuckle " ;
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