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The Objective Existence of China English

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科教园地l SCIENCE AND EDUCATION CORNER The 0bj ective Existence of China E ng1.ish 樊晓娟 中图分类号:H319文献标识码:A (School of Foreign studies,CUMT,Xuzhou,Jiangsu,221 008) ,一 , China English is an English variety used by Chinese people with un— frontward,so there are much more simple sentences existing in China avoidable Chinese features influenced by the Chinese language,Chinese English than in Briitsh or American Englsih.This is a notable case in culture and the way of Chinese thinking;it possesses the linguistic char—- China ErL sh. acteristics shown at the levels of phonolow,lexis,syntax and discourse. The definition of China English in the present paper is just a general de— 2.The Importance of China English in Intercultural Communicadon scrjption,so further academic researches need to be done to make a As an international using English variety,China English plays a very more scientiifc definition of China English. important role in interculutral conwnunication.The importance of China English in interculutral communication exists in such aspects: 1.The Inevitable Chinese Characteristics of China English Firsdy,the Chinese features shown in China English are not on help- The Chinese characteristics of the China English are inevitable maiMy uf1 to spread Chinese ciivlization and culture but al5o of significance to becausse ofthe way of Chinese thinking and its traditional culture the society One of the most significant goals of studying English is to According to W.Humbddt,one’s world view develops by means of communicate with foreigners.Communication contains two respects of language.This shows that one’s accomplishment of hte language acquisi— behavior:a input一~一to understand and absorb the culture,technology tion marks the formation of one’s thinking mode1.Chinese speakers and advanced knowledge of a foreign country;b.output…to pmpa- have acquired their mother tongue and have formed the way of Chinese gate China s culutre and technology to the outside world.Therefore,it is thinking before they sutdy En sh.Therefore,the way of Chinese neccessary for China English to carry the Chinese culutre,which is very thinking must have a great influence on learning another way of think— important to the interculutral communication.It is China EngLsh that ing.So the Chinese characterisitcs inevitably exist in the English expres— can performance the things with Chinese sytle and can meet people s sions created by Chinese people. daffy and cultural connnunication.In tihs way,China English can be A foreign language serves the function of a bridge in the import and widely spreaded.which is also one aim of tIle interculutral comfflunica- export of the culutre.Foreign cultures,when in ̄oduced into China, non. should be undemtood by Chinese people.Similarly,Chinese culture, Secondly.China English is an objective reality.The importance of when exposed to foreign countries,should be unde ̄tood by foreingers. China English not only lies in its beneficial to the spread of Chinese civ— Consequently,China English,on the basis of normative English,should ilization and Chinese culutre,but also dependents on that it can carry on bear Chinese characteristics;otherwise.it cannot ful耻its function in the some social signiifcance.When we Chinese use Engfish to communicate. intercultural communication.How to translate Chinese“纸老虎”into we can find our own community by the charicteristics of China English. Eng ̄h is a good example.Chairman Mao Zedong once suggested that With more and more Chinese people learning and using Englihs,China “纸老虎”should be rendered into“paper tiger”instead of the original English becomes an availableⅡend in the communication between Chi- “scare crow”. nese and other foreigners. Since there exist great culturla diferences between China and English— Finally,China English is also a contribution to the En sh language it- speaking countries,Chinese people need to use some Chinese—colored self because it can enrich English vocabulary nad expressions. words and phrases to express the things peculiar to China in En sh. Here are some examplse:Spiirtual civilizaitons(精神文明),failry corn— Bibliography fortable standard ofliving(小康水平),iron rice bowl(铁饭碗),three [1】Bamghose.A 1995.On new/non—native Englishes:A gamelan. - represents(三个代表),a well—to—do society(小康社会)All these Eng— hal of Pragmatics lsih expressions bear rich Chinese taste,and they are more or less difer— [2】Cannon,G.Chinese Borrowings in English.American Speech,1988, ent rfom the original Chinese in meaning.Such words as“propaganda, 63:1—12. mabiiton,peasant and landlord’’are featured with Chinese flavor after [3]金惠康,2004,中国英语,北京:外语教学与研究出版社。 entering into China.Like other varietise of English,China English has its f41赵忠德,2003,母语、外语与思维,《外语与外语教学》第7期。 own characterisitcs——————the modifiers in China English tend to be placed 

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