Chapter 1 语音与文字
Chapter 1 语音与文字
Vowels and Consonants ■English-12 vowels 8 diphthongs 2 semi-vowels 24 consonants Chinese-10单韵母(vowels) 13复韵母(diphthongs) 15鼻韵母(vowels+nasal consonants) 22声母(consonants)
Vowels and Consonants ◼ English – 12 vowels ◼ 8 diphthongs ◼ 2 semi-vowels ◼ 24 consonants ◼ Chinese – 10 单韵母 (vowels) ◼ 13 复韵母 (diphthongs) ◼ 15 鼻韵母 (vowels+nasal consonants) ◼ 22 声母 (consonants)
Vowels and Consonants ■ English-simple structure more logical strict forms conception-centred,straightforward,masculine Chinese greater varieties different levels of vowels relatively loose forms apperception-centred,beautified,feminine
Vowels and Consonants ◼ English – simple structure ◼ more logical ◼ strict forms ◼ conception-centred, straightforward, ‘masculine’ ◼ Chinese – greater varieties ◼ different levels of vowels ◼ relatively loose forms ◼ apperception-centred, beautified, ‘feminine’
Things Can Be Complex .. English:different combinations of letters to form syllables (phonemes) eg.son-sun,fir-fur,sea-see,knot-not. week-weak,tail -tale,meddle -medal ■ Chinese:同音词，近音词，叠音词 ■ eg.音信一音讯，隐讳一隐晦，折中一折衷， 统统一通通，异香一异乡，期中一期终
Things Can Be Complex … ◼ English: different combinations of letters to form syllables (phonemes) ◼ eg. son – sun, fir – fur, sea – see, knot – not, week – weak, tail – tale, meddle – medal ◼ Chinese: 同音词，近音词，叠音词 ◼ eg. 音信－音讯，隐讳－隐晦，折中－折衷， ◼ 统统－通通，异香－异乡，期中－期终
Intonations ■Chinese is a tonal language(声调语言) Dead.Killed?No.Yes! -Thomas Francis Wade(魏妥玛) ■ English is an intonational language(语调 语言)
Intonations ◼ Chinese is a tonal language（声调语言）. ◼ Dead. Killed? No. Yes! ◼ --Thomas Francis Wade (魏妥玛) ◼ English is an intonational language（语调 语言）