A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
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deconstructed Chinese characters and words and transformed <strong>the</strong>m in<strong>to</strong> new English<br />
words through <strong>the</strong> skill <strong>of</strong> “word coinage” in <strong>the</strong> interlanguage strategy. He was<br />
familiar with how <strong>the</strong> Chinese words were originally invented. Therefore, he easily<br />
demonstrated his ability in using interlanguage. Cheng Chih talked about how he<br />
implemented interlanguage through Tsang-Chieh’s methods <strong>of</strong> “creating through<br />
pronunciation,” and “creating through deconstruction.”<br />
Likewise, Pei Pei displayed how she borrowed <strong>the</strong> word-creating method <strong>of</strong><br />
Tsang Chieh, <strong>the</strong> ancient Chinese word crea<strong>to</strong>r, in order <strong>to</strong> generate her speeches<br />
through interlanguage strategy. Ano<strong>the</strong>r student, Ling Mei also stated that whenever<br />
she translated a Chinese idiom in<strong>to</strong> English, <strong>the</strong> people from Chinese backgrounds<br />
would comprehend it more quickly and correctly. Since most people from Chinese<br />
backgrounds have been educated with Ancient Chinese literatures, or philosophical<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ries developing <strong>the</strong> Chinese idioms, <strong>the</strong>y could understand <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ound meaning<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> translated idioms. In contrast, <strong>the</strong> native English speakers might not catch it<br />
easily because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir lack <strong>of</strong> background knowledge <strong>of</strong> idiom origins.<br />
Apparently, Cheng Chih, Pei Pei, and Ling Mei felt that <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>to</strong> create<br />
words and <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>to</strong> comprehend <strong>the</strong> speech productions created through<br />
interlanguage were controlled greatly <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in <strong>the</strong>ir native language,<br />
Chinese. At <strong>the</strong> same time, <strong>the</strong>se abilities also were affected <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> literal knowledge<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> speakers’ native language.<br />
As <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>me <strong>of</strong> “intentionality” as well as <strong>the</strong> systematic reaction <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
usages in communication strategies, Cheng Chih’s perceptions <strong>to</strong>ward <strong>the</strong> systematic<br />
translation from Chinese <strong>to</strong> English did explain why interlanguage has been activated<br />
in Asian societies. Non-native speakers from <strong>the</strong> same speech community tend <strong>to</strong><br />
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