汉语和修纳语对应词词义关系对比

Abstract

This paper examines the semantic equivalence between Chinese and Shona lexical items within the comparative and contrastive theoretical framework in order to promote the teaching and learning of Chinese as a second language to native speakers of Shona in Zimbabwe. Shona and Chinese language are typologically different languages that belong to different language families and typology, as a result, translating Chinese into Shona is a challenging task. In order to examine the semantic equivalence between these two languages the researcher used both qualitative and quantitative research methods. A case study of the "SHONA -CHINESE, CHINESE -SHONA DICTIONARY with English glosses" is used since it is the first Shona-Chinese and ChineseShona dictionary in Zimbabwe. The study also analyzes the semantic similarities and differences observed by the researcher during the compilation of the "SHONA -CHINESE, CHINESE -SHONA DICTIONARY with English glosses". The comparative analysis helped to predict some possible challenges that are likely to occur when native speakers of Shona acquire Chinese vocabulary.Nida's theory of equivalence is used as the basis of analyzing the semantic equivalence between Chinese and Shona words in the "SHONA -CHINESE, CHI-NESE -SHONA DICTIONARY with English glosses". Though this theory was propounded in the late 1960s, it is still influential in the field of translation as well as in second language vocabulary teaching and learning arena. Since the compilation of the "SHONA -CHINESE, CHINESE -SHONA DICTIONARY with English glosses" is based on this theory of translation, it is therefore important to consider this theory as the basic theory for the purposes of critically analyzing the extent to which Chinese and Shona words are equivalent in terms of their meaning. Based on this