摘 要
本文首先探讨了中外学者对中式英语的不同定义，指出中式英语是一种有中国特色的英语变体；然后将中式英语和中国英语进行了对比分析，总结出中国英语是由中式英语发展而来，并已自然而然地被外国人所接受；其次，阐述了中式英语的四个特点，即语音特点、词汇特点、语法特点，和语用特点，并从母语干扰、不同的思维方式、不同的文化背景这三方面分析了产生中式英语的原因；最后讨论了中式英语发展的趋势，对其发展的必然性和合理性进行了阐释。
关键词：中式英语；特点；原因；趋势
ABSTRACT
This paper first explores different definitions of Chinglish given by the scholars home and abroad and points out that Chinglish is a kind of English variety with Chinese flavor. It then compares Chinglish with China English and concludes that China English is derived from Chinglish and is accepted by native speakers naturally. In addition, it elaborates the four characteristics of Chinglish: characteristics of pronunciation, characteristics of vocabulary, characteristics of grammar, and characteristics of pragmatics, and analyzes the causes of Chinglish from three aspects, namely mother tongue interference, different thinking patterns, different cultural background. It finally discusses the development trend of Chinglish and elaborates its inevitability of development and rationality of development.
Key words：Chinglish; characteristics; causes; trend
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. What is Chinglish 2
2.1 Definition of Chinglish 2
2.2 Differences between Chinglish and China English 3
3. Characteristics of Chinglish 5
3.1 Characteristics of pronunciation 5
3.1.1 Voice substitution 5
3.1.2 Mixture of allophone 5
3.1.3 Confusion of voiced and voiceless sounds 6
3.2 Characteristics of vocabulary 6
3.2.1 Verbosity 6
3.2.2 Catachresis 7
3.2.3 Neglect of word order 7
3.2.4 Unsuitable match 8
3.3 Characteristics of grammar 8
3.3.1 Confusion of article 8
3.3.2 Omission of predicate 8
3.3.3 Inconformity between modifier and subject 9
3.4 Pragmatic characteristics 9
3.4.1 Mechanical use of Chinese structure 9
3.4.2 Simplified transfer of concept 10
4. The Causes of Chinglish 11
4.1 Mother tongue interference 11
4.2 Different thinking patterns 12
4.3 Different cultural background 14
4.3.1 Linguistic knowledge 14
4.3.2 Values 15
4.3.3 Customs 15
5. Trend of the Development of Chinglish 16
5.1 Inevitability of the development of Chinglish 16
5.2 Rationality of the development of Chinglish 17
6. Conclusion 18
Acknowledgements 20
References 21
