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(精品)On the Sources and Influence of English Allusions.doc

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    • On the Sources and Influence of English Allusions【摘 要】日常生活中,人们常常喜欢引用历史,传说,文学或宗教中的人物或事件,即典故典故有着丰富的文化内涵和文化价值,是英语语言文化的重要组成部分运用典故不仅可以使语言丰富多彩、生动清晰,而且使人们更易于沟通思想英语中有大量的典故,但这些典故往往不易理解,也难于欣赏因此我的论文将从典故的来源及其影响着手,重点分析典故的来源并运用一些典型的例子来说明其文化背景同时也会分析英语典故对西方文化的影响,以便我们能够更好地理解与使用典故,提高跨文化交际能力关键词】英语典故;来源;语言影响;文化Abstract People like to quote the figures or events from the history, legends, literature or religion in their daily life, which are known as allusion. English allusion with cultural value and connotations is an important part of English language culture. Allusions not only make the language richer ,but also make the communication much more vivid and Ofen easier. There are a lot of allusions in English,but they are not always easy to understand, and without understanding there can be little appreciation. So my essay will focus on the sources and influence of English allusions. It pays much attention to the sources and supports them by typical examples to explain the cultural backgrounds . Meanwhile, my essay also analyses the influence of English allusions upon the western society so as to help us understand and use them appropriately and improve the ability in intercultural communication.Key Words English allusion;source;language influence; culture。

      1. IntroductionAs Xu Yulan said that allusion is an implied or indirect reference, especially, when used in literature is based on the knowledge or belief that their readers share with them a common historical, cultural and literary heritage, which enable the readers to identify the allusions and to understand their significance.( XuYulan 2003:1) Allusions share the following common features: short and brief, indirect and cryptic, vivid and forcible.( XuYulan 2003:7) They have succinct forms and profound meanings which makes themselves more concise and expressive. People like to use the indirect references to characters or events from culture: legends, literature, history, religion, and so on, to enrich their speech or writing, and then allusions came to being. The sources of English allusions are inexhaustible. We can find them not only from the newspapers, literature, but also in people’s daily conversations. Every aspect of human life is a source of allusions. Meanwhile, they affect the western culture greatly. As many allusions have proper figures and strong cultural features, people may have trouble in understanding the allusions properly without enough knowledge about other nations’ culture.The best way to understand allusions in other cultures is to study their sources and influence which would be rather helpful when we come across allusions in communication.2. The sources of English allusionsLanguage is a part of culture and plays a very important part in it. Allusion is a special kind of language and indicates the peculiar features of culture.They are based on all kinds of historical events, historical figures, folk tales or legends, classical works, myths, etc, which are either familiar to the majority of the people, or familiar to most educated people, such as playwrights, poets, musicians, and so on. Let’s look at the sources of English allusions first. 2. 1 Allusions from myths, fables and folk tales2. 1. 1 Greco-Roman mythologyThe source of the English can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman civilization. So it is natural that the classical Greek and Roman mythic stories are the common and important source of allusions in English. The following are two examples. (1) Achilles’ heel (刘桂兰,王胜利 2008:136): a weak and vulnerable point. Achilles was the hero in Greek epic Iliad. According to the legend, Achilles’ mother held his feet and dipped him into the River Styx to make him invulnerable. The water washed every part of his body except the heel in his mother’s hand, which became his fetal weakness. Finally he was killed by the prince of troy, Paris in the battle.E.g. Bill is a kind person, but his Achilles heel is that he gets angry easily.(2) A Pandora’s box (陈楚娃 2007:325): a plentiful source of troubles or disaster. It derived from the Greek mythology. The story is that Pandora, the first woman who was punished and sent to the earth by the gods as a form of punishment, was forbidden to open the box sent by the gods. When she opened it at last out of curiosity, all the evils in the box flew out to trouble the earth with endless disaster, and only hope left inside when the box was closed. So the phrase often indicates something which may seem good, but which brings troubles at last.English culture had been affected greatly by Roman culture, especially the English language. So there are many English allusions in relation to Roman culture.2. 1. 2 The Fables of AesopThere are many English Allusions come from the Fables of Aesop.Let ‘s look at the following examples.(3) Bell the cat (冯翠华 2003:238): to do something dangerous in order to save others or。

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