基于语料库的中医药论文标题英译词汇特征探究
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摘要
目的探讨中医药论文标题英译语的词汇特征。方法按照代表性、声誉性、可及性以及实用性四大原则,选择2011年影响因子居前的中医药类杂志的论文标题的英译语为语料,利用ant Conc软件的词表功能生成词频表,利用cluster功能生成词簇表,分析中医药类论文标题中的常用语汇和语块。采用定性和定量方法分析常用语块。结果词频表中排在前6位的是功能词;与CLOB数据库中的功能词相比,标题数据库中的功能词the,of,and,in,on,by以及a (an)具有显著性差异(P<0.001);冠词使用频数分别低于其在CLOB数据库中的使用频数,两者具有显著性差异(P<0.001),但是of,and,in,on,by的使用频数显著高于其在CLOB数据库中的使用频数(P<0.001);名词出现的频率较高,尤其以揭示研究内容和性质的名词居多,如effect,study;动词词组使用频率较少,主要以现在分词和过去分词为主。结论标题是一种具有自身用词特征的特殊文体,英译过程中应遵循标题中高频语块固定的语法结构、稳定的搭配意义和特定的语用环境。
Objective To investigate the lexical features of English titles of TCM research articles. Methods Qualitative and quantitative methods were adopted in data analysis. As for the quantitative part, English titles of research articles from reputable TCM Journals in 2011 were selected according to the four principles of representativity, reputation, accessibility and usability. Then software antConc was used to generate the wordlist and cluster. A qualitative analysis was conducted for the frequently used lexical bundles. Results The top six in the wordlist were functional words. Significant differences were observed in the frequencies of the, of,and, in, on, by, and a(an) between the title database and the CLOB database(P <0.001). The frequency of articles was significantly lower in the title database than the CLOB database(P <0.001). However, frequencies of "of", in, on, by were significantly higher in the title database than the CLOB database(P <0.001). Secondly, second to functional words were noun phrases, especially those concerned with the nature or the content. In contrast, verbal phase was less frequently used, mainly in the form of past participle or present participles. Conclusion The title is a special style with its own characteristics. The English translation of titles should follow relevant rules like fixed grammatical structures, stable collocative meanings and specific pragmatic contexts.
Objective To investigate the lexical features of English titles of TCM research articles. Methods Qualitative and quantitative methods were adopted in data analysis. As for the quantitative part, English titles of research articles from reputable TCM Journals in 2011 were selected according to the four principles of representativity, reputation, accessibility and usability. Then software antConc was used to generate the wordlist and cluster. A qualitative analysis was conducted for the frequently used lexical bundles. Results The top six in the wordlist were functional words. Significant differences were observed in the frequencies of the, of,and, in, on, by, and a(an) between the title database and the CLOB database(P <0.001). The frequency of articles was significantly lower in the title database than the CLOB database(P <0.001). However, frequencies of "of", in, on, by were significantly higher in the title database than the CLOB database(P <0.001). Secondly, second to functional words were noun phrases, especially those concerned with the nature or the content. In contrast, verbal phase was less frequently used, mainly in the form of past participle or present participles. Conclusion The title is a special style with its own characteristics. The English translation of titles should follow relevant rules like fixed grammatical structures, stable collocative meanings and specific pragmatic contexts.
引文
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