Words of Chinese Origin in the OED: Misinformation and Attestation

IF 0.8 2区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI:10.1093/ijl/ecad034
Ai Zhong
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Recent decades have seen small batches of Chinese loanwords and words from Chinese English entering the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Meanwhile, a muddle of misinformation on the dictionary’s inclusion of certain Chinese-origin words has occurred again and again in various Chinese media forms. The present study examines the extent to which these uninformed news stories are associated with prominent features of the OED. In order to assess the possibility of including the words mentioned in the pieces of misinformation, the study explores the current treatment of Chinese-origin words in the OED and adopts Diamond’s (2016) four criteria for entry, namely evidence of usage, longevity, naturalization, and lexicographical significance. Although the words examined are inadequate in meeting all criteria for inclusion, the misinformed new stories attest to an awareness of Chinese influence on the English lexicon and evidence the reception and reputation of the OED in Chinese media and culture. Moreover, the bits of false news reports expose lexicographers to new knowledge of some prospective candidates for lexicographical inclusion.
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OED 中的中文词源:误传与考证
近几十年来,小批量的汉语借词和中式英语词汇进入《牛津英语词典》(OED)。与此同时,关于该词典收录某些中文来源词的错误信息也在各种中文媒体上屡屡出现。本研究探讨了这些不知情的新闻报道在多大程度上与《OED》的显著特征相关联。为了评估错误信息中提到的词语被收录的可能性,本研究探讨了目前《词典》对汉语来源词的处理,并采用了戴蒙德(2016)的四项收录标准,即使用证据、长久性、归化和词典学意义。尽管所考察的词不足以满足所有入选标准,但这些误导性的新报道证明了人们意识到汉语对英语词典的影响,也证明了《OED》在中国媒体和文化中的接受度和声誉。此外,虚假新闻报道的片段还让词典编纂者对一些可能被列入词典的候选词有了新的认识。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Lexicography was launched in 1988. Interdisciplinary as well as international, it is concerned with all aspects of lexicography, including issues of design, compilation and use, and with dictionaries of all languages, though the chief focus is on dictionaries of the major European languages - monolingual and bilingual, synchronic and diachronic, pedagogical and encyclopedic. The Journal recognizes the vital role of lexicographical theory and research, and of developments in related fields such as computational linguistics, and welcomes contributions in these areas.
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