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
3.2 Characteristics of vocabulary 6
3.3 Characteristics of grammar 8
3.4 Pragmatic characteristics 9
4. The Causes of Chinglish 11
4.1 Mother tongue interference 11
4.2 Different thinking patterns 12
4.3 Different cultural background 14
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
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.
