课程从词、小句、句子、语篇等层面对汉语和英语进行动静态、刚柔性、主客观、显隐性以及抽具象等角度的分析，旨在引导学生在二语习得和翻译实践中规避由于语言特征不同而造成的困难和障碍；
课程同时还将分析语言差异体现的思维差异，引导学生熟悉目标语言使用者的思维方式，从而在跨语言和跨文化交际过程中更加精准、有效地进行沟通。
Overview
Syllabus
- Chapter 1 Orientation
- 1.1 A general introduction to language comparison
- 1.2 An overview of differences between Chinese and English
- Exercises for Unit 1
- Chapter 2 Conception and Nomenclature
- 2.1 A general introduction
- 2.2 Conception and nomenclature in translation
- Exercises for Unit 2
- Chapter 3 Conception and nomenclature—Transitivity
- 3.1 Transitivity concerning verbs with similar meanings
- 3.2 Verbs with the same transitivity
- 3.3 Transitivity and conversion
- 3.4 Transitivity and adverbials
- Exercises for Unit 3
- Chapter 4 Stativeness and Dynamicity
- 4.1 Verbs and other parts of speech
- 4.2 Finite verbs and non-finite verbs
- 4.3 Chinese verbs vs. English verbs
- Exercises for Unit 4
- Chapter 5 Overtness and Covertness
- 5.1 A general introduction
- 5.2 Grammatical overtness and covertness
- 5.3 Semantic overtness and covertness--relative words
- 5.4 Semantic overtness and covertness—subordinators
- 5.5 Semantic overtness and covertness—coordinators
- 5.6 Semantic overtness and covertness--prepositions
- Exercises for Unit 5
- Chapter 6 Rigidity and Flexibility
- 6.1 A general introduction
- 6.2 Rigidity of English
- 6.3 Flexibility of Chinese
- 6.4 Chinese run-on sentences
- 6.5 Summary
- Exercises for Unit 6
- Chapter 7 Objectivity and Subjectivity
- 7.1 A general introduction and subject choice
- 7.2 The subject realization of objectivity
- 7.3 Passive voice
- Exercises for Unit 7
- Chapter 8 Abstraction and Concretion
- 8.1 A general introduction
- 8.2 Abstraction and concretion in language
- Exercises for Unit 8
- Final Test
Taught by
Yuan Yimin
