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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:29:39 GMT

I got my first suvery back¡Thanx for Fiona¡¯s help¡.Great.

Wow..here we go!!!

Was Chinglish a barrier when you were communicating with Chinese people?

A. Very Often

B. Often

C. Not Often

D. Never

Often, because I'm constantly translating back and forth in my head

and I often use English grammar instead of Chinese grammar. Also, my

Chinese is often not good enough so I need the person I'm talking with

to explain what some Chinese terms mean in English.

Also, for many Chinese people, they are worried about their English

being poor and so their English IS poor because of their anxiety!

2. Do you know the mascot for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

A. Friendly

B. Fuwa.

C. I don¡¯t know

I know them as both the Friendlies and the Fuwa.

3. There are two sentences below. Which one do you use in your daily life?

A. I was told by Leon that¡

B. Leon told me that¡.

The reason of your answer:

¡.

Definitey B! A is a little formal, I might use that in a business

setting if I was talking to my boss or a coworker. B is more casual.

4. 4. In what circumstances do you think Chinglish is used?

It appears everywhere, and not just in China! I've seen it in the

United States as well...including in Chinatown.

5. Do you think the appearance of Chinglish is inevitable in the communication between foreigners and Chinese citizens?

Yes. In America, there are many immigrants from all over, and a

common theme amongst them is how the children of immigrants are often

not fluent in their native language if they immigrated early or if

they were born in the United States. However, the parents may often

not be fluent in English, so immigrant parents and children talk to

each other in hybrids of their native languages and English. So you

have Spanglish (Spanish and English), Korean English, Japlish

(Japanese and English) and I've even heard Frenglish (French and

English).

The other thing, specific to China, is that many students are taught

by teachers who know Chinglish more than they know English, and I

think that this is because during the Cultural Revolution, learning

English and other foreign languages

6£®What is your impression of dragons in your culture?

Hmmm...there are two different kinds of ways that I look at dragons,

since dragons are mythical creatures in both Chinese and Anglo-Saxon

(British-German) cultures. This can be very long, so you can ask me

if you want to know more.

7. Can you accept ¡°long¡±, which is the pronunciation of Chinese dragon, as a new English word? Why or why not?

No, long is already an English word, and it would be too confusing to

also use it as an English word coming from the Chinese language when

there is already a word for dragon in English.

There is a long history of English borrowing from other languages, but

they usually enter the language when there is no acceptable subsitute

in English.

8. Can you give me more examples which help you understand Chinese culture and Chinese thinking patterns? (One of my foreign friends told me that Chinglish helped her to understand Chinese culture.This is also my Innovation.So I need more of your experience Please list as many as you can)

I often used my knowledge of Chinese grammar to understand my

students' English, which was sometimes frankly incomprehensible. The

easiest example of this is Day Day Up Up Good Good Study. This is

completely incomprehensible in English, but in Chinese it makes

perfect sense. I think from this one example I understood a lot more

about how important the use of repetition is in the Chinese language.

Another example, which is really from an older generation, is that my

parents (who are both Chinese--my dad is from Guangdong Province and

my mother from Taiwan) is that my parents never say the word "I" in

either Chinese or English. If they talk about their own feelings,

they will say, "Mother thinks..." "Father thinks..." I've often

thought that this indicated the difference between Chinese and

American cultures. In Chinese culture, the individual is second to

the group, and personal feelings are also secondary to what is

considered to be best for the group. I also think that by using this

third person address, there's also a distance put between the speaker

and their personal feelings...it's like they are talking about

somebody else sometimes.

In American culture, the individual and personal happiness are

considered to be greater than that of the group's. In fact, American

culture prides itself on separating and rebelling against the group,

and thus I believe that we use the word "I" much more. I mean, you

can just look right here in this email to see how often I use the word

"I".

9. Do you have any experiences concerning Chinglish in your life in China?

Hmmm...I'm not exactly what you are looking for here. Of course I

have stories, but I think I would need you to be more specific.

Frankly I find Chinglish to be both fascinating and rather funny.

Monday, February 05, 2007

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Uncle Sam...I am coming!!!

China!!!!

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 15:27:47 GMT

..I wanna learn English....

Local government

China...What is the hell going on...??

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:21:51 GMT

I told my self to remember today.

Dec.20th,2006.......

help

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:13:17 GMT

friends, these will be mainly talked in my dissertation...I need your help to give some suggestions on Chinglish...esp the words help you understand chinese culture,chinese thinking patterns ect....thanx

An appropriate view on Chinglish

In January this year, The Global Language Monitor in The States announced the most frequently used words all over the world. Because the attack of the tornado ¡®Katrina¡¯, many people in south U.S.A were made homeless. That¡¯s the reason that the word ¡°Refugee¡± was NO.1. By taking numberless lives away, ¡±Tsunami¡± placed No.2. Following those two words, the word ¡°Chinglish¡± placed NO.3.

What is Chinglish? How to define this new word? What is the development trend of Chinglish?

In this dissertation, four parts will explain this new language phenomenon.

In the first section, the definitions of Chinglish and the history of Chinglish will be introduced, as well as the difference between Chinglish and Pidgin.

Secondly, the reasons of the appearance of Chinglish will be discussed from the angles of translation and culture. Also, the vocabulary, sentences and phrases of Chinglish will be briefly introduced. Moreover, the vital role played by the development of the Chinese economy will be mentioned. With the Opening and Reform Policy, the Chinese economy has been developing rapidly, hence a bundle of new English words and expressions are coming out of China, without having counterparts in the West.

The third part of the dissertation will discuss traditional attitude towards Chinglish and the solutions for getting rid of Chinglish.

The last part of the dissertation will discuss new attitudes toward Chinglish. The development of language represents the development of culture. The development of language also follows the ¡°survival of the fittest ¡¯¡¯rule. That Japanese contains massive amounts of Chinese characters is a very good manifestation of this rule. More importantly, what deserves our attention in that while foreigners make fun of Chinglish, they admit that it helps them learn about China¡¯s culture heritage, Chinese thinking patterns, social customs and splendid historic influence from her significant past.

The four parts of the dissertation will come to the conclusion that solely negative views towards Chinglish should change toward a more balanced view of the subject.

Outline£º

¢ñ.The Definition of Chinglish and its History

1.1 The definition of Chinglish

1.2 The development of Chinglish

1.3 The difference between Chinglish and Pidgin

¢ò.The Reasons of the Appearance of Chinglish

2.1 Negative Chinglish

2.2 Positive Chinglish

2.3. The inevitability of the appearance of Chinglish

¢ó. The Traditional Attitude Towards Chinglish

3.1 The traditional attitude towards Chinglish

3.2 The solution of getting rid of Chinglish

¢ô. A New Attitude Towards Chinglish

4.1 The development of language represents the development of culture

4.2 Chinglish helps foreigners to understand China¡¯s cultural heritage, Chinese thinking patterns and social customs

4.3 Conclusion

Emphasis:

The emphasis of this dissertation explains the definition of Chinglish and the reasons for the appearance of Chinglish. Potential new opinions of Chinglish will be brought forward through these investigations.

Difficulty and Innovation:

This dissertation will present an innovative prospective of new opinions about Chinglish. It will also discuss the positive effects that Chinglish has on spreading culture.

Status Quo of My Subject:

The study of Chinglish is controversial in the academic community. Some scholars reject Chinglish as incorrect English. Others accept Chinglish as having an authentic place in international economic and cultural communication.

Monday, November 06, 2006

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Friday, October 06, 2006

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:42:08 GMT

thinking after Crash

Ok..Today is mid-autumn day..I was homesick for tianchang again!!! Damn it...

Here is it....Crash was good .Super good....

A housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. An African-American television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Chinese couple¡

They all live in Los Angeles. And during the next 36 hours, they will all collide¡

I was moved by the little girl who protected her father...

We did have to think Why they are so many Crashes!!

only trucks..only racial problems..only friends...more than that...maybe

Is Crash everywhere...??

What is Crash for??

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anyhow...this movie is better than Brokeback Mountain...An Lee was also great...

But the Crash deserved the Honour.......

actually I was trying using movies to kill my time ...it also deserved ...

So maybe tomorrow£¬I¡¯ll find my way home....as the song goes

Ps:why they called Chinese...China man??kinda of irated by they keep humiliating Asian people

The class struck my heart

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:11:08 GMT

The class struck my heart

I tried my best to recall my memory ----an unforgettable culture class in my life.

It happened an hour ago----and I rushed back and didn¡¯t wanna neglect any details¡¡.

She was my Canadian and Australian survey teacher ---a Hongkongese ¡who studied in Britain and Australia¡.

Her appearance was as common as other Chinese girls---even maybe she is special¡.coz she wears jeans all the time ----the jeans looks a little bit short. Her dress is so sample and plain ¡in this point; I can¡¯t believe she is a ¡®woman¡¯. ¡NO any dress-up and make-up.

So quiet ¡never smile ¡.non-any facial movements actually...this was the first impression I had three weeks ago I met her.

Her first class was good¡she introduced her and her experience ¡.I got a little bit interest in her and her class but kind of verbose¡ (COZ she used tons of time to teach a boy to make sentences) gosh¡I thought it was kinda wasting my time

Then I skipped her class twice coz a lot my personal reasons¡ (Actually because of laziness)

My classmate told me last week only 9 people attended her lecture ¡I was sorry for myself when I heard the news at that moment coz I was one of the thirty-one who skipped her class.

I deeply knew It will hurt a teacher¡¯s heart¡esp. she is a foreign teacher ¡although she is Hongkongese¡.

She was sad at the beginning of the class¡She said she would be strict with her classes later¡

She said I wanna tell you a story before the lecture.

The moment she told the story happened a week ago, I could see the tears in this girl¡¯s eyes.

She said she never thought she would meet so many difficulties in this school¡..The story happened almost the same with my best friend ---Jennie last year. The students were not kind to her; even a boy was rude to her at her class. And also she found only nine people to attend the lecture ¡¡She felt so frustrated last week.

That was the life she experienced a week ago.

She said when she studied in bre¡she never had this kinda of homeless feeling as she experienced now. And at that time she was a foreigner in BRI¡AND now she in Chinese in CHINA!!!

Why her people can not treat her nice ¡..only because she was kongkongese?????????

¡®Colour, racism is man-made myth.and not God-given truth¡¯she blurted.

I was totally shocked by her actions and her words¡.I felt kinda shameful coz I was one of the contributors of this man-made myth. But I was deeply grateful to this girl and My Lord.

She taught an important lesson in my life. I saw the stoniness of mankind.

I Think How to be a man and how to be a modest man¡¡.

And suddenly I knew what I am going to do¡¡¡¡..

Which Areas of China Have You Been To?

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:38:38 GMT

Which Areas of China Have I Been To?

As a chinese...I had been to only several provinces.

The red provinces are where I've been in China! Not including places that I've taken a train through!

pics from my friends....

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:03:01 GMT

DTR is short of my chinese name ..Dong Tang Rong....and in English...it also means 'define the relationship:'....

The T-shirts I made for them when they left me this year

Again...they love me ....haha

Love from DTR.Leon...haha

what are u doing..guys??

Ain't no mountain high enough...