我国科技期刊英文复合式标题常见问题——基于中外对比与分析

[目的]分析我国科技期刊英文复合式标题存在的问题,探讨改进策略,以提高我国科技成果的国际传播效率。[方法]检索我国和美国20082011年三个理科学科的权威期刊英文复合式标题,对比分析复合式标题的使用频率、形式结构、句法结构及常用表达。[结果]我国科技期刊英文复合式标题使用频率低,形式结构不灵活,句法结构类型单一,过多套用某些词汇表达模式。[结论]我国科技期刊英文复合式标题缺乏吸引性和简洁性。

Problems of English compound titles in Chinese scientific journals: comparison with international journals

[Purposes] This paper aims at exploring the effective strategies to design English compound titles by analyzing the problems in Chinese scientific journals. [Methods] Chinese and American authoritative journals (2008-2011) of three disciplines were included in the study. English compound titles were contrasted and compared with regard to use frequency, formation, syntactic structures, and lexical patterns. [Findings] English compound titles in Chinese scientific journals exhibited lower use frequency, less flexible formation, fewer types of syntactic structures, and overuse of some lexical patterns. [Conclusions] English compound titles in Chinese scientific journals lack attractiveness and conciseness because of the monotony of formation, syntactic structures, and lexical patterns.