广东外语外贸大学高级翻译学院高级英汉汉英口译课件10.ppt

1、Session 10,语篇衔接,Narrative Function of Texts,A text is a combination of a variety of communication functions, for example, description, narration and argumentation. The narrative function is the function of communicating dynamic messages such as actions, activities and events.,Narrative Discourse Ele

2、ments,Background Characters Events Ending Comments eg. It was a keen disappointment when I had to postpone the visit which I had intended to pay to China in January. (1) 我原拟于一月份访问中国，后来不得不推迟，令我十分失望。 (2)我十分失望，我不得不推迟访问的日程。我原本打算一月份访问中国。,Text,An English text can be seen as an organic whole with sentences

3、 inter-connected and meanings linked up. Sentences not only have ostensive glutinosity（外显粘合性）, but also internal semantic and functional unity and reference（内在聚合性与互参性）.,Text?,There was no possibility of a walk that day. Income tax rates for 1984 have already been announced. What is the defining char

4、acteristic of regulate? Surely you did not tell her how it happened?,Textuality,Cohesion（衔接） Coherence（连贯）,Cohesion,The concept of cohesion is a semantic one; it refers to relations of meaning that exist within the text, and that define it as a text. (Halliday the way of linking up all parts of disc

5、ourse. It may exist inter-paragraph or inter-sentence, and may exist within a sentence between different parts. It is the tangible network of a text.,Cohesion 5 Types,Reference (照应) Substitution (替代) Ellipsis (省略) Conjunction (连接词语) Lexical Cohesion (词汇衔接) (Halliday conference a ready man; and writi

6、ng an exact man. (F.Bacon，On Studies) 读书使人充实，讨论使人机智，笔记使人准确。,Cohesion at Work Conjunction,Use of Connectives to show time, cause and effect, concession, conditions, etc. eg. Speaking and writing are different in many ways. Speech depends on sounds. Writing uses written symbols. Speech developed about

7、 500 000 years ago. Written language is a recent development. It was invented only about six thousand years ago. Speech is usually informal. The word choice of writing is often relatively formal. Pronunciation and accent often tell where the speaker is from. Pronunciation and accent are ignored in w

8、riting. A standard diction and spelling system prevails in the written language of most countries. Speech relies on gesture, loudness, and rise and fall of the voice. Writing lacks gesture, loudness and the rise and fall of the voice. Careful speakers and writers are aware of the differences.,Cohesi

9、on at Work Conjunction,Use of Connectives to show time, cause and effect, concession, conditions, etc. eg. Speaking and writing are different in many ways. Speech depends on sounds; writing, on the other hand, uses written symbols. Speech was developed about 500 000 years ago, but written language i

10、s a recent development, invented only about six thousand years ago. Speech is usually informal, while the word choice of writing, by contrast, is often relatively formal. Although pronunciation and accent often tell where the speaker is from, they are ignored in wiring because a standard diction and

11、 spelling system prevails in most countries. Speech relies on gesture, loudness, and the rise and fall of the voice, but writing lacks these features. Careful speakers and writers are aware of these differences.,Cohesion at Work Lexical Cohesion,Use of other lexical means to show logical relations b

12、etween different parts of a text eg. Later on, precisely because of the erroneous decision by the U.S. government, tension emerged in the Taiwan Straits. Given this fact, it is the United States which has to think how they can change the situation. 由于美国的错误决定，造成了这样的形势。美国应该想想如何改变这种局面。,Exercise,Please

13、look through a short essay. Mark the places where cohesive ties are used to achieve “ostensive glutinosity”. How well does this help you understand the concept of “cohesion”?,Examples Analysis,几天来，我同霍克总理和澳大利亚政府其他领导人进行了深入和有益的会谈，同澳大利亚各界人士进行了广泛的接触。我对中澳关系的前景更加满怀信心。中澳友好一定能够不断发展，成为不同国家与社会制度间和平共处的范例。我愿对澳大利

14、亚政府和人民表示感谢，还要感谢贵国新闻界对我访问所作的友好报导。,Examples Analysis,在这美好的深秋时节，我们非常高兴在广州迎来参加第七届香港特别行政区行政长官特设国际顾问委员会会议的各位委员和代表。昨天，顾问委员会会议在香港隆重开幕；今天，会议在广州继续举行，充分体现了粤港两地兄弟般的友谊，也充分体现了粤港之间密切的合作关系。在此，我代表广东省人民政府，对各位国际顾问委员会委员和香港特别行政区代表团全体成员的到来表示热烈的欢迎，并预祝会议取得圆满成功！,Examples Analysis,女士们、先生们、朋友们，阔步迈向现代化的广东离不开世界，世界的发展需要广东。开放、开明、

15、务实、兼容的广东人民热诚欢迎世界各国各地区的朋友们前来广东参观考察、投资兴业、经商贸易，在互利中寻求合作，在合作中促进发展，在发展中实现共赢！,Examples Analysis,中国有句古语：他山之石，可以攻玉。这句话给我们以启示：经济资源的有效配置，需要打破国界。中美之间的经贸合作，使资源能够在各国之间进行有效地配置，能够形成适应各国发展特点的国际分工格局。在这一过程中，广州不再是我们自己的广州，它将走向世界，纳入国际经济体系之中。,Examples Analysis,中国加入WTO以后，我们的市场已经成为向外国企业开放的国际化市场，我们的产业也必将成为世界产业链条中的一个组成部分。顺应经

16、济全球化大趋势，加强与美国的贸易投资合作，促进广州与美国的经济发展，这是我们的城市向各位与会者表达的积极愿望，也是我们今后不懈努力的目标！,Examples Analysis,进入新世纪，面对新形势新任务，高等教育面临着新的发展机遇和严峻挑战。我们希望与海内外大学及友好机构共同努力，增进了解与友谊，扩大交流与合作，进而共同推动高等教育事业不断向前发展。同时，也热切希望大家给予广东外语外贸大学治校办学更多的关心、指导和支持。我们相信，有了大家宝贵的指导和帮助，广东外语外贸大学教育事业必将不断取得新的发展和进步。,Examples Analysis,湖南是中国中部一个重要省份，总面积21万多平方公

17、里，人口6697.7万。在座的各位或许有的还不了解湖南，但想必都知道中国的孔子、秦始皇、蔡伦、成吉思汗、毛泽东等。在美国学者麦克.哈特的著作影响人类历史进程的100名人排行榜中，中国有8人列入，蔡伦是中国古代四大发明中造纸术的发明者，毛泽东是中国人民的伟大领袖，这两位名人都是湖南人。,Examples Analysis,广州与欧洲经贸合作由来已久。早在改革开放之初，广州市就在汽车、机械、电子等方面与欧洲国家进行了不少的合作。近几年，广州市通过“走出去”、“请进来”、“以商引商”等方式，与欧盟各国展开了广泛的经贸合作，取得了喜人的成果。广州与欧盟各国的经贸合作交流前景广阔，潜力巨大。在此，热诚欢迎在座的欧中联合商会推介欧盟企业到广州开创新事业，同时，也希望我们广州的企业家到欧盟开拓市场。我相信，广州良好的投资环境、人力资源和欧盟企业传统的科技优势、现代经营理念相结合，将产生巨大的发展能量，双方企业家必能取得双赢的丰硕果实。,Examples Analysis,中美知识产权圆桌