Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Subjects in Perspective of Cog-nitive Prominence

• 作 者: XIU Li-li
• 机 构: School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Southwest University of Science and Technology,
• 出 处: 海外英语
• 发表日期: 2016年16期
• 关键词: prominence adaptation theory figure/ground translation subject

This present paper,in perspective of cognitive prominence,the cognitive motive on the differences between English and Chinese subjects,and then explores the interpretability of the Adaptation Theory in translating the subjects.It is discovered that the blending of the cognitive prominence and the theory of adaptation is very effective in elaborating the subtle differences of English and Chinese subjects in translation,and reasonable in expounding the infeasibility of some plausible versions.

This present paper, in perspective of cognitive prominence, the cognitive motive on the differences between English and Chinese subjects, and then explores the interpretability of the Adaptation Theory in translating the subjects. It is discovered that the blending of the cognitive prominence and the theory of adaptation is very effective in elaborating the subtle differences of English and Chinese subjects in translation, and reasonable in expounding the infeasibility of some plausible versions.