Title: A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Word Choice in Text
Abstract: A comparison of English and Chinese indicates that when the same thing or concept is referred to,the English text shows variety in choice of words while the Chinese text features repetition.This author proposes that the differences between English and Chinese can be accounted for in terms of phonetic requirements,word formation,text coherence and accessibility of referential nouns.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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