摘要

由于语言动态发展的社会性和当今世界日益突出的国际性，语言间的交流影响日益密切。作为文明古国，中国从很久之前就在潜移默化地影响着他国的文化和生活，中文也在不断地“入侵”他国语言。本文旨在研究英语中汉语借词的“入侵”原因、“入侵”方式，从共时性和历时性两个角度探究汉语借词以及背后深层次的文化背景和发展历程，更加深入和全面地了解英语国家的文化。

关键词:  汉源借词  历时性研究  共时性研究

Contents

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Resaech Objective 1

1.3 Structure of the Thesis 1

2 Literature Review 2

2.1 Foreign Studies of Chinese Borrowings in English 2

2.2 Domestic Studies of Chinese Borrowings in English 2

3 Analyses and Findings 4

3.1 Cause Analysis of the "Invasion" of Chinese Borrowings 4

3.1.1　   Borrowing and Communicaton Channels 4

3.1.2　   Vocabulary Vacancy 5

3.1.3　   Openness and Inclusiveness of English 5

3.1.4　   National Hard Power and Cultural Soft Power 6

3.2 Ways of the "Invasion" of Chinese Borrowings 7

3.3 Classification from the Synchronic Perspective 7

3.3.1　   Transliteration 7

3.3.2　   Free Translation 12

3.3.3　   Loan Blend 15

3.4 Characteristics from the Diachronic Perspective 17

3.4.1　   Feudal Society Period 17

3.4.2　   Modern Social Period 17

3.4.3　   New China Period 18

4 Significance of the Study 19

4.1 In Terms of the Meaning of Language Development 19

4.2 In Terms of the Intercultural Communication 19

4.3 In Terms of the Form of Cultural Communication 20

4.4 In Terms of the English Teaching 20

Conclusion 21

Acknowledgements 23

References 24