Abstract

In language learning, the syntactic meaning is an important part. Many language learners ignore the influence caused by the differences of syntactic meaning between mother language and the target language in their learning. This thesis is based on the study of the differences of the syntactic meaning between Chinese and English. Through a research of the syntactic meaning of the two languages, this paper makes comparison of the syntactic meaning between Chinese and English and finds the differences between them. After the research，the paper discusses the causes of the differences of the syntactic meaning of the two languages and analyses the differences and the application in English teaching from teachers’ perspective, which may contribute to more effective teaching.

Keywords: Syntactic meaning; differences; English teaching

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Introduction1

2.Literature Review2

2.1 The importance of syntactic meaning in language learning...2

2.2 Studies on Chinese and English syntactic meaning....2

3.Differences Between Chinese and English Syntactic Meaning...3

3.1 Difference on lexical meaning3

3.2 Difference on components omission4

3.3 Difference on description of things6

3.4 Difference on cultural discrepancy7

4.Application of Chinese-English Syntactic Meaning Differences in English Teaching.8

5. Conclusion..10

Works Cited...12