Abstract:

In the process of cross-permeation between scientific style and other styles, why and how do the scientific and technology terms enter the text whose style is artistic and conversational? And what are the characteristics of these terms? These problems are worth studying. The communicative style of The Biography of Grass and Wood which talks about drug properties is an integration of the artistic style and the conversational style. At the same time, there are a large number of TCM terms which belong to scientific stylistic elements present in this text. Taking the TCM terms in The Biography of Grass and Wood as an example, we explore the above issues. Our results are not only helpful to explore the cross-penetration of science and other language styles, but also helpful to explore how to break the knowledge barrier and popularize science.

Key words: cross-permeation of styles, The Biography of Grass and Wood, terms of traditional Chinese medicine