小说《喜福会》中中国英语词汇特征的分析.docx

独创声明本人郑重声明:所呈交的学位论文是本人在导师指导下进行的研究工作及取得的研究成果,学位论文的知识产权属于山西师范大学。除了文中特别加以标注的地方外,论文中不包含其他人已经发表或撰写过的研究成果,也不包含为获得山西师范大学或其他教育机构的学位或证书使用过的材料。本声明的法律后果将完全由本人承担。作者签名: 签字日期: 学位论文版权使用授权书本学位论文作者完全了解山西师范大学有关保留、使用学位论文的规定,有权保留并向国家有关部门或机构送交论文的复印件和电子版,允许论文被查阅和借阅。本人授权山西师范大学可以将学位论文的全部或部分内容编入有关数据库进行网络出版,可以采用影印、缩印或扫描等复制手段保存、汇编学位论文。(保密的学位论文在解密后适用本授权书)。作者签名: 导师签字: 签字日期: 签字日期: Abstract Title: An Analysis of the Lexical Features of China English in the Novel The Joy Luck Club Major: Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Name: Yan Xiaoxia Supervisor: Qin Jie Signature: ____________ Signature: ____________ Abstract Ever since World War II, English has been widely used and e the most important international language in the world. In its frequent contact with different languages, not only does English maintain its own characteristics, it also absorbs elements from other cultures, gradually developing into a language with patibility. As a result, non-native English varieties loom large, one of which is China English. At present, a lotof studies have been made on China English both at home and broad, covering a range of subjects. Many scholars have acknowledged the actual existence of China English and explored its characteristics at different linguistic levels. However, most of the studies tend to analyze China English in the political articles, newspapers and speeches. Few focus on the lexical features of China English in English literature works. This thesis, therefore, aims to explore the lexical features of China English by examining the language in the novel The Joy Luck Club written by the famous Chinese American writer Amy Tan. When es to things typically Chinese, Amy Tan has to localize her English into the Chinese context. Thus the novel is rich in expressions bearing Chinese culture, which provides abundant data for the study of China English lexis. Based on careful text reading of the novel, 230 culture-specific expressions are collected in all and the study focuses on the quantit