Research On Chinese Allusion Expressions

Ancient Chinese literators had been fond of using the literary quotations in their poetry & writings through the ages, therefore, the usage of allusions had been formed into a kind of favorable thetoric.Using a simple or refined word or phrase to generalize the condensed story or sentences ,this word or phrase is called allusion expression. As a linguistic phenomenon, allusion expressions belong to a subsystem of Chinese glossary , is a branch study . Analyzing their situations & existing formations , as well as their acceptance & application, it possesses a certain theoretical & pragmatic values . As a cultural phenomenon , they contain abundant cultural information. By studying them , we can dredge up the deposited cultural details , carry forward the Chinese civilization & traditions , hence the social cultural values exist.In my thesis , I treat these allusion expressions as the unique lexical categories. In order to make the reasonable judgment from the lexical & culture-linguistic angles , based on these expressions , I try to find out the relationships with the other concepts , analyze their noumenon , formation and connotation ,besides , the application & acceptance are noticed.Introduction: I analyzed the study values and status quo of allusion expressions , as well as the relationships with literary quotations ,usage of allusions , general expressions & idioms and so on , especially differentiated the differences with idioms .Main body consists of three parts : noumenon study ,application study and acceptance study . Noumenon study is mainly about the dynamic review of the nature, conformation formation methods ,connotation and semantics of allusion expressions themselves . The nature includes condensation, classic, fusion, nationalization. Conformation part analyzed the representation , fourkinds of existing states , such as one expression with multiformity , multi-expressions with one form , mixed allusions and combined allusions, etc. Seven formation methods are generalization , contraction , interception , compound word-concealing , word-transformation and error-copying , etc .As to the semantic structures , they are about both linguistic and implied cultural meanings of allusion expressions . In detail, linguistic meanings include surface meaning and integrated meanings. There are seven parts of the cultural meanings: derivation meaning , reflected meaning , connotative meaning , metaphor meaning ,etc .Dynamic review of semantics includes six aspects, semantics change with the allusion angle and mode multi-semantics co-exist in the same context; ho-momorphism words with different origins should be distinguished by context . Words of different origins with same meanings enriched our linguistic treasury.The second part of main body is: applied research of the allusion expressions, which includes pragmatic psychology of allusion expressions , such as pursuing the vividness ,refinery , authority , novelty and so on . Allusions and Chinese culture displayed the origins and cultures. Applied deflection of allusions has been caused by five aspects: misunderstanding, disorder , mis-clipping , confusion and deviation of the allusion expressions .The third part discussed some lapses made by the readers . Therefore this thesis tend to draw the attention of the readers that they should be equipped with three basic qualities : adequate cultural background knowledge .linguistic knowledge and aesthetic knowledge . Only after these qualities have been enriched can our Chinese rich cultural legacy be inherited.