汉语中英语字母词的成因、类型及翻译_英语论文

English Lettered Words in Chinese:Causes, Types and Translation

摘要

语言是社会发展的产物,不可避免地折射出社会价值观念。随着中国与西方的交流日益频繁，汉语中出现了英语字母词，因此，理解这种语言现象很有必要。本文主要研究英语字母词的成因、类型及翻译。本研究表明，英语字母词出现的主要原因是其使用的简便性、人们追新求异的潮流以及信息流通的要求。汉语中的英语字母词可以分为纯英文字母词及复合字母词两大类。纯英文字母词可进一步分为英语缩略语， 汉语自创英文缩略语及英文原形词语三大类。复合字母词则包括汉字加英文字母，汉字加英语缩略语及数字加英文字母三类。英语字母词的翻译有多种方法，主要包括直译、意译、半直译半意译和半音译半意译四大类。希望本研究对汉语和英语使用者之间的交流有所裨益。

关键词：英语字母词；成因；类型；翻译

Abstract

Language is the product of social development, which inevitably reflects social values. More frequent cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries have contributed to the emergence of English lettered words in the Chinese language, so it is of great necessity for us to understand the linguistic phenomenon. This essay mainly focuses on the causes, types and translation of English lettered words in Chinese. It is found that the appearance of English lettered words is mainly due to their simplicity in use, the desire to follow new trends and the requirements for information flow. English lettered words can simply be divided into two categories: pure English lettered words and compound English lettered words. Pure English lettered words can be further divided into three categories, namely, English abbreviations, abbreviations of translations from Chinese words, and full English words. Compound English lettered words, in particular, include letters with Chinese characters, English abbreviations with Chinese characters, and numerals with English letters. English lettered words can be translated into Chinese in various ways, including literal translation, free translation, literal translation plus free translation and transliteration plus free translation. It is hoped that the present research on English lettered words will be of some help to the communication between Chinese and English speakers.  

Key words: English lettered words; causes; types; translation