晚清洋泾浜英语特征分析.doc

在当今经济全球化背景下，国际间交流日趋频繁。英语作为i种世界交际语 言发挥着越来越重耍的作用。英语在刚传入中国时被称为洋泾浜英语。它作为一 种中英交际语言产生丁?17世纪的广州。洋泾浜英语在中国曾经存在了三个世纪Z 久，在近代对外贸易、外交和文化接触中扮演了重要的角色。因此，有必要对洋 泾浜英语的起源和发展进行回顾，并对洋泾浜英语和标准英语在语音、词汇以及 语法方面的差异分析，归纳岀洋泾浜英语的特点，以期有助于学界更好地了解在 特定历史条件下洋泾浜英语的特点及其对当时中外交流所产生深远影响。 关键词：洋泾浜英语；特征；影响 ABSTRACT In the cuiTent background of economic globalization, international exchanges and cooperation between nations become more and more frequent. As a global language, English plays an important role. Pidgin English was a modified form of English developed in the 17th century as a trade language or lingua franca, which was used by foreigners and Chinese in the coastal ports. It has existed in China for almost three hundred years, making contribution to external trade, diplomacy and cultural communication. On the basis of tracing the origin and background of Pidgin English, the paper focused on the analysis of the differences between Standard English and Pidgin English on pronunciation, vocabulary and the grammar, and sum up the characteristics of Pidgin English with an aim of illustrating the significance and function of Pidgin English under that special circumstance. Key words： Pidgin English; characteristics; influences Contents TOC \o 1-5 \h \z HYPERLINK were all criticized as traitors. Although the local officials on occasion imprisoned the Chinese people for teaching their language to foreigners, and even Iwxiez executed some, the Qing government had no clear regulations concerning the ban of imitation or study of the foreign language by the Chinese people. That is to say, the creation of Pidgin English did not violate the rules made by the government. Besides, this kind of mixture of languages was not that easily understood by the officials, who helped the development of trade, particularly the smuggling of opium. Thirdly, the difficulty of learning Chinese by foreigners accelerated the birth of Pidgin English. For foreigners, It is too hard to remember the Chinese characters, and it is almo