Analytical and synthetic expressions in Chinese and English See the last slide for a list of references

1. Lexicalization the process of making a word to express a concept (TheFreeDictionary) the realization of a meaning in a single word or morpheme rather than in a grammatical construction (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) A language has lexicalized a concept when it uses a word or other lexical items to represent this concept (from the article and ppt about Language Universals).

2. Two kinds of expressions Analytic Expression （分析型表达法 ) : description –Water is falling from the sky. Synthetic Expression （综合型表达法） : lexicalized –It is raining. Degree of lexicalization: Is English higher than Chinese? Most say yes. How can you prove this?

2.1 Analytic Expressions English syntactic causative structure often using: make/have/get +object +complement. –e.g. The pain made him cry out. Chinese: 使 / 令 / 让 + object +complement –e.g. 这则新闻使大家振奋了精神 (zhe ze xin wen shi da jia zhen fen le jing shen.)

2.1 English Synthetic Expression and some Chinese equivalents Derivation words constructed by affixes en- enrich 使 … 富有 Eager to enrich the treasury, the Crown began a rapid development of these resources. 金钱不能让人富有，只有产生金钱的资产才使你富有！ dis- dispirit 使 … 沮丧 The presence of the Colonel walking at her side was dispiriting. 因一个委托任务，使我心情非常沮丧

-fy identify 使 … 等同于 The source of this paradox is not difficult to identify. VB 中怎样设置使按键盘上的按钮等同于点击设置的按钮 _ 百度知道 -ize modernize 使 … 现代化 We should modernize our country. 中国政治文化为什么没有使中国走向现代化道路

Zero derivation (Conversion): –Noun → Verb –Chinese ? light 光 → 使 … 发光 –We lit the room with a lamp. – 用手就能使灯泡发光的电灯泡

Single-morpheme words (simple words) excite 使兴奋，使激动

Examples of L1 interference Study knowledge ---  to learn

Pedagogical suggestions Give exercises showing differences. Give writing exercises where students should not use the verb “to be” or “have/had” or any of the other causatives listed above.

References Many thanks to Kiki Wang in year 4 who provided the ideas and much of the material for this ppt. 陈定安（ 2006 ） - 《英汉比较与翻译》 pp.48-49, 63-64, 72, 何善芬 （ 2002 ） - 《英汉语言对比研究》 pp lexicalization ( ), TheFreeDictionary. Retrieved May 15, 2010, from lexicalization. (2010). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved May 15, 2010, from webster.com/dictionary/lexicalization 严佳，卞浩宇（ 2007 ） - “ 从词化程度看英汉使役关系表达的异同 ” from: 白国芳（ 2007 ） - “ 英汉动词词化模式及词化程度比较分析 ” 陈文（ ） - “ 中英文中红，白，黑颜色习语的翻译 ”