A Contrastive View on Word Orders of Attributive Adjectives Between English and Chinese
MA Yan-li · Journal of Hubei University of Education · 2008
There is a sharp distinction of attributive adjective orders between English and Chinese,with which scholars show great concern.Contrasting the standard of defining and the scope of attributive adjectives,classification and word orders of attributive adjectives between English and Chinese,this paper illustrates the nature of attribute adjective orders and provides a method for translating attributive adjectives from English to Chinese,i.e.translating the source language literally,labeling the classification and adjusting orders idiomatically in target language to the point of arriving at native Chinese.