Abstract

Chinglish refers to the nonstandard English expressions with Chinese characteristics due to the negative influence of Chinese culture and ways of thinking in the progress of using English. This dissertation tries to analyze the causes of Chinglish from the aspect of cultural and cognition differences between China and Western countries to get the attention of the learners and avoid the negative influence of Chinglish so as to learn idiomatic English.

Key words: Chinglish phenomenon; causes; countermeasures

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

2.-Literature Review-1

2.1The definition of Chinglish-3

2.2 The research status at home and abroad-3

3. Linguistic Characteristics of Chinglish-4

3.1 Chinglish in spoken English-4

3.2 Chinglish in writing-7

3.3 Chinglish in translation9 -

4. Causes of Chinglish-11

4.1 Mode of thinking-11

4.2 Negative transfer of mother-tongue-12

4.3 Bilingual competence -13

5. Ways to Avoid Chinglish-14

5.1 Attaching the importance to the English classroom teaching-14

5.2 Comparing the differences between English and Chinese-15

5.3 Increasing the accumulation of English language-15

6. Conclusion-16

References-18