On English Translation of “形式主义”:A Comparative Analysis Based on CCL and COCA Corpus

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2018.06.013

Abstract

Abstract:

“形式主义” is a term frequently used in Chinese mass media and political documents. However, when consulting authoritative C-E dictionaries, people will find that “形式主义” is translated into formalism without regarding of context. Based on CCL corpus and COCA corpus, the author compares “形式主义” and formalism from three perspectives: word frequency, collocation and semantic prosody, and finally finds that these two words are not exactly equivalent. “形式主义” has different meanings in different fields. It has special meaning in Chinese political field. Therefore, the author suggests to translate “形式主义” in political field into formism, so as to distinguish it from formalismin other contexts.

Key words: 形式主义, translation, corpus, formalism, formism

CLC Number:

G633.2
H159

MA Qing, ZHANG Zheng. On English Translation of “形式主义”:A Comparative Analysis Based on CCL and COCA Corpus[J]. China Terminology, 2018, 20(6): 59-66.

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1	在南巡讲话中批评的形式主义依然严重
2	很容易滑到热衷于做表面文章、搞形式主义的歪路上去
3	工作环节要完善机制,坚决反对形式主义和官僚主义。要解放思想,抓创新
4	改进工作作风,坚决反对和克服形式主义、官僚主义,深入实际,深入基层
5	由于浮夸、虚报产量、瞎指挥、搞形式主义等问题造成许多重大损失
6	不看实质、满足于假象的形式主义。他们说不要满足于会场
7	提高议事效率和质量,克服形式主义、注重实效是当前人大作风建设
8	市委政府班子产生后,向形式主义、官僚主义开刀,以克服三多
9	二十世纪文艺理论,从俄国形式主义直到八十年代仍势头很
10	问题是为什么俄国形式主义主张艺术自治就要竭力贬低作品。

1	在南巡讲话中批评的形式主义依然严重
2	很容易滑到热衷于做表面文章、搞形式主义的歪路上去
3	工作环节要完善机制,坚决反对形式主义和官僚主义。要解放思想,抓创新
4	改进工作作风,坚决反对和克服形式主义、官僚主义,深入实际,深入基层
5	由于浮夸、虚报产量、瞎指挥、搞形式主义等问题造成许多重大损失
6	不看实质、满足于假象的形式主义。他们说不要满足于会场
7	提高议事效率和质量,克服形式主义、注重实效是当前人大作风建设
8	市委政府班子产生后,向形式主义、官僚主义开刀,以克服三多
9	二十世纪文艺理论,从俄国形式主义直到八十年代仍势头很
10	问题是为什么俄国形式主义主张艺术自治就要竭力贬低作品。

1	but also itself stresses precision, mathematical formalism, and argumentation.
2	judicial proceedings, far from being mere formalism, is fundamental to the
3	now called by many the New formalism. Among his best-known
4	this is the second reason for the influence of formalism——the Formalists
5	central to the problem of formalism in this style of color
6	the (re) discovery of Russian formalism, and this work resulted in
7	Three of them build on the formalism introduced in the seminal
8	Long live formalism. It is what makes a
9	emphasis on mathematical formalism, it was a rare pleasure
10	On Russian formalism (review of Tzvetan

1	but also itself stresses precision, mathematical formalism, and argumentation.
2	judicial proceedings, far from being mere formalism, is fundamental to the
3	now called by many the New formalism. Among his best-known
4	this is the second reason for the influence of formalism——the Formalists
5	central to the problem of formalism in this style of color
6	the (re) discovery of Russian formalism, and this work resulted in
7	Three of them build on the formalism introduced in the seminal
8	Long live formalism. It is what makes a
9	emphasis on mathematical formalism, it was a rare pleasure
10	On Russian formalism (review of Tzvetan

COCA语料库“Formalism”				CCL语料库“形式主义”
编号	搭配词	频率	MI值	编号	搭配词	频率	MI值
1	Russian	26	9.22	1	搞	310	5.93
2	New	9	3.05	2	克服	127	5.56
3	mathematical	6	9.81	3	俄国	113	6.45
4	mere	5	8.13	4	反对	108	5.26
5	legal	5	5.98	5	力戒	98	6.08
6	against	5	3.81	6	防止	50	5.10
7	between	5	3.41	7	切忌	27	5.51
8	easterbrook	4	13.93	8	摒弃	14	6.12
9	empty	3	6.53	9	避免	10	5.14
10	critical	3	5.93	10	纠正	9	4.84