Par ody in Chinese and Parody in English are basically corresponding figures of speech, so it can be said that the depth is basically the same. In other words, they all imitate the existing words, sentences and articles to create new words, sentences and articles to express their own needs, giving people the feeling of "old bottles and new wine" and producing novel, humorous, humorous and teasing rhetorical effects. Parody has many forms and is widely used in both languages. This paper mainly discusses parody in English and Chinese.
1 imitation words
Imitation of words is to imitate inherent words at the lexical level to form new words. The word here is a word or a word, not a phrase. In fact, English and Chinese have the largest number of parodies. For example, netizens, smokers, investors and lottery players are parodies of the word "people". "Subject blindness", "computer blindness" and "English blindness" are imitations of "illiteracy". Telethon (marathon TV broadcast program) and talkathon (marathon answering or discussion program) imitate the marathon, while househusband (housewife), chairman, chairman and Madame Chair2man (chairwoman and hostess) imitate the chairman. These words are frequently used.
2 Imitation
Phrase phrase is to create "new" words by imitating inherent phrases at the phrase level. Inherent phrases can be keywords in phrases, proverbs or idioms. Parody is to change keywords to express new content. Idiom imitation can be seen everywhere in English and Chinese. As we all know, the advertisement "Do your teeth a favor." Crest toothpaste and toothbrush completely imitate the ready-made phrase "do someone a favor." Do sb. a favor. AllNi ppon Air ways's advertisement "Love on the first flight" imitates the common phrase "Love at first sight" (love at first sight). In Chinese, "kill two birds with one stone" was originally "kill two birds with one stone", and the word "double" was changed to "number", which means that you can kill two birds with one stone. Eating at the Horizontal Seam imitates Horizontal Seam, Obsessed with Stock imitates Obsessed with Ghosts, Told Many Stories imitates Battle-hardened, and Love at First Sight imitates Love at First Sight.
3 imitation
Clause is the parody of ancient and modern famous sentences at the sentence level. Basically keep the original sentence structure, only change individual keywords and imitate new sentences. (1) Not all cars are created equal. (Mitsubishi Motors Advertising)-Not all cars are created equal. (2) For male singers, the general requirements of the public are: "handsome" is what I want, and "cool" is what I want. The two beauties are equal, and the one who takes their vicissitudes is also. (Metro Express 20065438+0 February 4th). The noumenon of 1 is the well-known famous sentence "All men are created equal" (all men are created equal). Very meaningful, very memorable. Example 2 imitates Meng's words: "Fish, I want it; Bear's paw is also what I want; You can't have your cake and eat it. You can take bear's paw instead of fish. " There are many parodies in Chinese. For example, "change your attitude and let others talk!" "I am a little demon, who am I afraid of!" These two sentences imitate Nietzsche's "Go your own way and let others say it!" And "I am a rogue" by the rebellious writer Wang Shuo. Who am I afraid of? "Its connotation and appeal are very rich, and its bold and rebellious taste is impressive. Another example: the sweater has been taken off, can the day of wearing a short skirt be far behind? (Huaxi Daily, March 8, 2002) This example is based on the famous poet Shelley's "Winter has come, can spring be far behind?" As the essence of spring teasing, it is very humorous and gives people a relaxed and happy feeling.
4 imitation
Paragraph text refers to creating a new text by imitating a paragraph or a poem. Especially in stylistic style, the rhetorical function of parody mainly lies in the innovation of language, which makes people feel fresh and interesting. Parody appeared in English and Chinese very early. For example, there is a nursery rhyme in Alice inWonderland: Twinkle, twinkle, little bat, how I want to know where you are! You fly over the world, just like a tea tray in the sky! Can readers think of Jane at a glance? The famous poem "Stars": Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I want to know what you are! High above, like a diamond in the sky! There are countless parodies in Chinese. For example, the following child's oral jingle is an example: I woke up easily this morning in spring and was bitten by mosquitoes everywhere. I don't know how many people died when I sprinkled dichlorvos. This is an imitation poem "I woke up easily in this spring morning, and birds were singing everywhere around me." But now I remember that night, that storm, and I want to know how many flowers were broken. " In contrast, children's playfulness can be seen.
5 imitation
Par odic t one refers to creating new phrases, sentences or chapters by imitating the original text or the established intonation of the original text. It is refreshing to imitate the established format and intonation. In previous studies, scholars usually limited the application of parody to "four linguistic levels, namely words, phrases, sentences and texts". In fact, par ody in English parody is exactly the same as parody in Chinese parody. Therefore, there is no doubt that English parody includes its classification. And this language phenomenon has existed for a long time. There are two examples in the fourth scene of the third act of Shakespeare's Hamlet: Queen Hamlet, your father is far from you. Mother hamlet, you have cancelled out my father a lot. The queen is coming, coming, you answer in a lazy tone. Hamlet, go, go.
) Queen: Hamlet, you have greatly offended your father. Hamlet: Mom, you have greatly offended my father. Queen: Come on, don't answer me with such nonsense. Hamlet: Ben, let's go. Don't answer me with such nonsense. Imitation in English is also common in today's daily life. For example, the well-known Pepsi-Cola advertisement imitates a folk tune in English and writes a short rhyme of Pepsi-Cola, which is called Pep si-Cola J ingle in English. It makes the advertisement have distinct rhythm, strict rhyme, harmonious and beautiful style and easy to remember, and is considered as a very successful advertisement. The content is as follows: Pepsi hit the spot 5 ounces, which is twice as much as a nickel. Too much Pepsi is your drink. Pepsi tastes good. Twelve ounces is really a lot. Five pence is enough for you to drink Please enjoy Pepsi. )
Parody is a prominent feature of Chinese. As Chinese is tonal language, parody is widely used in Chinese. Mr. Chen Wangdao mentioned this when he classified parody in The Origin of Rhetoric: "Parody can be divided into two types. The first is parody, which is based on established syntax; The second is parody, which is just an established tone. " There are many examples of parody in advertisements, cross talks, dramas and film and television works that the general public in China like. For example, "all plants are ice" is derived from "all plants are soldiers", and "ice" and "soldier" are the same in pronunciation and tone. According to rough statistics, there are more than 100 parodies of the protagonists "Little Swallow" and "Wei Xiaobao" in Princess Zhu Huan and Duke of Lushan, which have left a deep impression on everyone and effectively helped the works to shape "artistic models". And the use of parody often makes the audience laugh.
It can be seen that parody is an open rhetorical skill and a common "coincidence" language phenomenon in English and Chinese. Parody has the rhetorical effect of novelty, agility and humor. Parody has a wide range of applications. We can find parody not only in various literary works or poems at home and abroad, but also in various advertisements, newspapers, scientific articles, network languages, abbreviations, speeches and daily expressions in modern daily life. Even we have a large number of books, articles, movies and products that use parody to achieve magical effects. In short, parody, a "figure of speech star", has been favored by more and more groups.