Chinese Prosodic Grammar and IT Terms

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2017.06.003

Abstract

Abstract:

Based on IT terms, weexplore interactions between prosody and syntax, morphology and meaning, and outline general prosodic modes of IT terms with an aim to supplementing Chinese prosodic grammar. We propose, with respect to IT terms, that (1) Monosyllables must be dealt with in two separate levels, that is, isolated monosyllables do not constitute standard foot or prosodic word whereas monosyllables in discourse must be extended or added with space to constitute standard foot; (2) Disyllables remain basic foot, that is the most prominent universal feature that IT terms share with words for general purpose; (3) Special cases in prosody of, for example partial transliterations and abbreviations, must be taken into consideration with respect to tri-syllables; (4) With respect to four-and five-syllable IT terms, descriptions and analyses of their syntax-prosody interaction show that no matter what their syntactic structures are, their prosodic structures must be in line with their syntactic structures in order to reflect syntactic-semantic differences by means of prosody; (5) More prosodic rules are shown following the analyses of IT terms composed of six to nine syllables. We also give a hierarchy of priority on translation of English IT terms from the perspective of prosodic grammar, that is, from faithfulness the highest, well-formed prosody the intermediate to simplicity the lowest.

Key words: IT terms, standard foot, merge, beauty in form, differentiation, simplicity

CLC Number: (术语规范及交流)

WANG Qiang. Chinese Prosodic Grammar and IT Terms[J]. China Terminology, 2017, 19(6): 15-29.

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IT术语	句法结构及其合并方向	韵律结构及其合并方向	句法结构与韵律结构的合并方向是否一致
光调制器	[[光+V]+器] 右向合并	[[1/2]#1] 右向合并	一致
光存储器	[光+[V+器]] 左向合并	[1#[2/1]] 左向合并	一致

IT术语	句法结构及其合并方向	韵律结构及其合并方向	句法结构与韵律结构的合并方向是否一致
光调制器	[[光+V]+器] 右向合并	[[1/2]#1] 右向合并	一致
光存储器	[光+[V+器]] 左向合并	[1#[2/1]] 左向合并	一致

结构音节	句法结构	韵律结构		例词
六音节	[2+2+2]	[2#2#2]		农话配线电缆rural distribution cable
	[2+4]	典型式	[2#4]	服务可保持性service retainability
		变体式	[2#3/1]	静电偶极子层electrostatic dipole layer
		变体式	[2#1/3]	动态磁中性化dynamic magnetic neutralization
	[4+2]	典型式	[4#2]	拉格朗日方程Lagrange equation
		变体式	[3/1#2]	处理机间电路interprocessor circuit
		变体式	[1/3#2]	半远距离操作semiremote manipulation
	[3+3]	典型式	[3#3]	集中式数据库centralized data base
		变体式	[2/1#3]	局部帧缓冲器local frame buffer
		变体式	[1/2#3]	长余辉示波器long-persistence oscilloscope
	[1+5]	[1#2/3]		群多路分解器group demultiplexer
	[5+1]	[3/2#1]		双字节字符集double-byte character set
七音节	[4+3]	典型式	[2/2#3]	复位-置位触发器RS flip flop circuit(R-reset S-set)
		变体式	[3/1#3]	处理机间控制器interprocessor controller
		变体式	[1/3#3]	金-砷化镓二极管Au-GaAs diode
	[3+4]	典型式	[3#2/2]	接收机展宽调谐receiver incremental tuning
	[3+4]	变体式	[3#1/3]	阿尔贡微处理机Argonne microprocessor
	[5+2]	典型式	[2/3#2]	阴极射线管终端cathode-ray-tube terminal
		变体式	[1/4#2]	高电流密度阴极high current-density cathode
			[1/2/2#2]	半求和求差电路half-adder-subtractor circuit
			[1/3/1#2]	汞-氧化物-镉电池mercuricoxide-cadmium cell
八音节	[2+2+4]	典型式	[2#2#2#2]	信道突发传输方式channel burst mode
		变体式	[3/1#2#2]	处理机间信号总线interprocessor signal bus
			[2#2#3/1]	中国国家计算机网national computing and networking facility of China
			[1/3#2#2]	电可编程逻辑器件electrically programmable logic device
	[3+3+2]	[3#3#2]		字段间有效性验证interfield validity checking
	[2+3+3]	[2#3#3]		中点回波制抑制器intermediate echo suppressor
	[3+2+3]	[3#2#3]		通道组控制转接站channel-group control switching station
九音节	[3+3+3]	[3#3#3]		处理机存储器再分配processor storage relocation
	[4+5]	典型式	[4#2#3]	微合金型扩散晶体管micro-alloy diffusion transistor
		变体式	[2#2#2#3]	电缆电码直接印字机cable code direct printer
		变体式	[2#2#3#2]	联合图像专家组规范joint photographic experts group
	[5+4]	典型式	[3#2#4]	接收机时延不稳定性receiver delay instability
		变体式	[2#3#2#2]	熔丝可编程逻辑阵列fuse programmable logic array
		变体式	[3#2#2#2]	集中式网络资源服务centralized network resource service

结构音节	句法结构	韵律结构		例词
六音节	[2+2+2]	[2#2#2]		农话配线电缆rural distribution cable
	[2+4]	典型式	[2#4]	服务可保持性service retainability
		变体式	[2#3/1]	静电偶极子层electrostatic dipole layer
		变体式	[2#1/3]	动态磁中性化dynamic magnetic neutralization
	[4+2]	典型式	[4#2]	拉格朗日方程Lagrange equation
		变体式	[3/1#2]	处理机间电路interprocessor circuit
		变体式	[1/3#2]	半远距离操作semiremote manipulation
	[3+3]	典型式	[3#3]	集中式数据库centralized data base
		变体式	[2/1#3]	局部帧缓冲器local frame buffer
		变体式	[1/2#3]	长余辉示波器long-persistence oscilloscope
	[1+5]	[1#2/3]		群多路分解器group demultiplexer
	[5+1]	[3/2#1]		双字节字符集double-byte character set
七音节	[4+3]	典型式	[2/2#3]	复位-置位触发器RS flip flop circuit(R-reset S-set)
		变体式	[3/1#3]	处理机间控制器interprocessor controller
		变体式	[1/3#3]	金-砷化镓二极管Au-GaAs diode
	[3+4]	典型式	[3#2/2]	接收机展宽调谐receiver incremental tuning
	[3+4]	变体式	[3#1/3]	阿尔贡微处理机Argonne microprocessor
	[5+2]	典型式	[2/3#2]	阴极射线管终端cathode-ray-tube terminal
		变体式	[1/4#2]	高电流密度阴极high current-density cathode
			[1/2/2#2]	半求和求差电路half-adder-subtractor circuit
			[1/3/1#2]	汞-氧化物-镉电池mercuricoxide-cadmium cell
八音节	[2+2+4]	典型式	[2#2#2#2]	信道突发传输方式channel burst mode
		变体式	[3/1#2#2]	处理机间信号总线interprocessor signal bus
			[2#2#3/1]	中国国家计算机网national computing and networking facility of China
			[1/3#2#2]	电可编程逻辑器件electrically programmable logic device
	[3+3+2]	[3#3#2]		字段间有效性验证interfield validity checking
	[2+3+3]	[2#3#3]		中点回波制抑制器intermediate echo suppressor
	[3+2+3]	[3#2#3]		通道组控制转接站channel-group control switching station
九音节	[3+3+3]	[3#3#3]		处理机存储器再分配processor storage relocation
	[4+5]	典型式	[4#2#3]	微合金型扩散晶体管micro-alloy diffusion transistor
		变体式	[2#2#2#3]	电缆电码直接印字机cable code direct printer
		变体式	[2#2#3#2]	联合图像专家组规范joint photographic experts group
	[5+4]	典型式	[3#2#4]	接收机时延不稳定性receiver delay instability
		变体式	[2#3#2#2]	熔丝可编程逻辑阵列fuse programmable logic array
		变体式	[3#2#2#2]	集中式网络资源服务centralized network resource service

次数音节	连续出现的最高次数
次数音节	在偶数字串中	节律	在奇数字串中	节律
单音节	2	[1/1#2]	3	[1/1/1#2]
双音节	4	[2#2#2#2]	3	[2#2#2#3] [1/2/2#2]
三音节	2	[3#3#2] [2#3#3]	3	[3#3#3]