A Research on the Translation of English Proverbs A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Chen Donglin Under the Supervision of Wang Li Department of Foreign Languages‚ Jingu College‚ Tianjin Normal University May 2010 Contents Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………...............i Abstract (English)…………………………………………………………………….ii Abstract (Chinese)……………………………………………………………………iii Introduction …………………………………………………………………………
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area of linguistics and became a significant concept in semantics. Later in the 1970s‚ Keenan introduced presupposition to the pragmatics to describe a relation between a speaker and the appropriateness of a sentence in a context (Levinson: 177). Hence‚ presupposition can be distinguished into two categories: semantic presupposition and pragmatic presupposition. This thesis is mainly centered on the exploration of presupposition in semantics from the perspectives of features and problems of presupposition
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Proverbs: Choice and Discernment‚ the Two Ways of Living In studying the book of Proverbs there is a similar theme of choice and discernment‚ the teachings of decision-making and the repercussions of your actions. These books are made up of extremes and polar opposites. The dualisms are the rich and poor‚ the righteous and the wicked‚ and the wise and the foolish. There is advice given and it is up to the judgment of the person to which category they will fall into. There are two ways of living
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Wednesday‚ February 18‚ 2009 Meeting 1 (What is semantics?) What is Semantics? FOLK NAMES TECHNICAL TERMS CONTENT • Meaning • Wordings (words & structures) • (discourse) semantics • Lexico-grammar EXPRESSION • Sounds/letters • Phonology/graphology A tri-stratal semiotic system of language When the lights are out‚ they are invisible. When the stars are out‚ they are visible. There are three types of context: 1) Situational context what the speakers know about what they can see around
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Chinese proverbs • o Literally: A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. o Meaning: Even if it was just a little help from others‚ you should return the favor with all you can when others are in need. • ， o Literally: If one person is not hungry‚ the whole family is not hungry. o Meaning: Families will make sacrifices for individual members of the family. o Common Misunderstanding: If one person in the family is happy‚ the whole family is happy. • ‚ o Literally:
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and no knickers. All fur coat and no knickers. All good things must come to an end. All hat and no cattle. All ’s fair in love and war. All ’s well that ends well. A play by William Shakespeare Variant: All is well that ends well. - Divers Proverbs‚ Nathan Bailey‚ 1721 [1] All roads lead to Rome. All sizzle and no steak. All that glisters is not gold. William Shakespeare‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ act II‚ scene 7. Often corrupted to: All that glitters is not gold. All the world is your
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CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL SURVEY ON PROVERBS § 1 Definition and Origin of Proverbs Linguists have been long intrigued by the remarkable capacity and internal structural complexity of proverbs. Indeed‚ despite their outward simplicity‚ proverbs and proverbial phrases are far from being simple. On the one hand they are language phenomena similar to ordinary phraseological units and on the other hand they are logical units. This accounts for the fact that proverbs have attracted attention of linguists
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‘LINGUISTIC SEMANTICS’ PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY AZMAT ARAA TO DR. IQBAL BUTT 4/2/15 1 SEMANTICS study of the MEANING OF THE ‘MEANING’ 4/2/15 2 DEFINITION OF SEMANTICS Semantics is taken from the Greek word ‘Semantikos’ meaning sign. The word ‘meaning’ can be defined in many ways‚ but the most pertinent definition to linguistics is : “ Meaning is the function of signs in language.” This understanding of meaning corresponds to German philosopher Ludwig Wittgensteins’ definition: “ The meaning
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Paremiography: A Proverb Project Paremiology (from the Greek – a study of Proverbs) Paremiography (a collection of Proverbs) Part 1: The Prologue There are 3 difficulties with proverbs. First‚ as metaphors‚ they must be recognized and deciphered correctly. Two‚ they must be remembered and used appropriately. Three‚ one who is skilled in their use must have an APPROPRIATE proverb for nearly EVERY occasion. This last difficulty is really why the oldest members of the Ibo are considered the most
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near my grand mother‚ talk to her and listen from her‚ I wonder the number of popular or traditional proverbs that she uses while discussing any topic. I always try to ask her to give me “extensive” explanations about the meanings that I can’t see behind those words. And of course she always helps me and surprises me with deep cultural traditional explanations for the proverbs she uses. Using proverbs is very common here in Morocco. It reflects the Moroccan culture‚ character and society. And shows
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