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1、学校代码：10254密 级：论文编号：091005020103上海海事大学SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY硕士学位论文MASTER DISSERTATION论文题目： 英语传播与全球文化趋同： 南非个案研究 学科专业： 英语语言文学（英美文化）毕业设计（论文）原创性声明和使用授权说明原创性声明本人郑重承诺：所呈交的毕业设计（论文），是我个人在指导教师的指导下进行的研究工作及取得的成果。尽我所知，除文中特别加以标注和致谢的地方外，不包含其他人或组织已经发表或公布过的研究成果，也不包含我为获得 及其它教育机构的学位或学历而使用过的材料。对本研究提供过帮助和做出过贡献的个人或
2、集体，均已在文中作了明确的说明并表示了谢意。作 者 签 名： 日 期： 指导教师签名： 日期： 使用授权说明本人完全了解 大学关于收集、保存、使用毕业设计（论文）的规定，即：按照学校要求提交毕业设计（论文）的印刷本和电子版本；学校有权保存毕业设计（论文）的印刷本和电子版，并提供目录检索与阅览服务；学校可以采用影印、缩印、数字化或其它复制手段保存论文；在不以赢利为目的前提下，学校可以公布论文的部分或全部内容。作者签名： 日 期： 学位论文原创性声明本人郑重声明：所呈交的论文是本人在导师的指导下独立进行研究所取得的研究成果。除了文中特别加以标注引用的内容外，本论文不包含任何其他个人或集体已经发表或
3、撰写的成果作品。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本人完全意识到本声明的法律后果由本人承担。作者签名： 日期： 年 月 日学位论文版权使用授权书本学位论文作者完全了解学校有关保留、使用学位论文的规定，同意学校保留并向国家有关部门或机构送交论文的复印件和电子版，允许论文被查阅和借阅。本人授权 大学可以将本学位论文的全部或部分内容编入有关数据库进行检索，可以采用影印、缩印或扫描等复制手段保存和汇编本学位论文。涉密论文按学校规定处理。作者签名：日期： 年 月 日导师签名： 日期： 年 月 日指导教师评阅书指导教师评价：一、撰写（设计）过程1、学生在论文（设计）过程中的治
4、学态度、工作精神 优 良 中 及格 不及格2、学生掌握专业知识、技能的扎实程度 优 良 中 及格 不及格3、学生综合运用所学知识和专业技能分析和解决问题的能力 优 良 中 及格 不及格4、研究方法的科学性；技术线路的可行性；设计方案的合理性 优 良 中 及格 不及格5、完成毕业论文（设计）期间的出勤情况 优 良 中 及格 不及格二、论文（设计）质量1、论文（设计）的整体结构是否符合撰写规范？ 优 良 中 及格 不及格2、是否完成指定的论文（设计）任务（包括装订及附件）？ 优 良 中 及格 不及格三、论文（设计）水平1、论文（设计）的理论意义或对解决实际问题的指导意义 优 良 中 及格 不及格2
5、、论文的观念是否有新意？设计是否有创意？ 优 良 中 及格 不及格3、论文（设计说明书）所体现的整体水平 优 良 中 及格 不及格建议成绩： 优 良 中 及格 不及格（在所选等级前的内画“”）指导教师： （签名） 单位： （盖章）年 月 日评阅教师评阅书评阅教师评价：一、论文（设计）质量1、论文（设计）的整体结构是否符合撰写规范？ 优 良 中 及格 不及格2、是否完成指定的论文（设计）任务（包括装订及附件）？ 优 良 中 及格 不及格二、论文（设计）水平1、论文（设计）的理论意义或对解决实际问题的指导意义 优 良 中 及格 不及格2、论文的观念是否有新意？设计是否有创意？ 优 良 中 及格 不
6、及格3、论文（设计说明书）所体现的整体水平 优 良 中 及格 不及格建议成绩： 优 良 中 及格 不及格（在所选等级前的内画“”）评阅教师： （签名） 单位： （盖章）年 月 日教研室（或答辩小组）及教学系意见教研室（或答辩小组）评价：一、答辩过程1、毕业论文（设计）的基本要点和见解的叙述情况 优 良 中 及格 不及格2、对答辩问题的反应、理解、表达情况 优 良 中 及格 不及格3、学生答辩过程中的精神状态 优 良 中 及格 不及格二、论文（设计）质量1、论文（设计）的整体结构是否符合撰写规范？ 优 良 中 及格 不及格2、是否完成指定的论文（设计）任务（包括装订及附件）？ 优 良 中 及格
7、不及格三、论文（设计）水平1、论文（设计）的理论意义或对解决实际问题的指导意义 优 良 中 及格 不及格2、论文的观念是否有新意？设计是否有创意？ 优 良 中 及格 不及格3、论文（设计说明书）所体现的整体水平 优 良 中 及格 不及格评定成绩： 优 良 中 及格 不及格（在所选等级前的内画“”）教研室主任（或答辩小组组长）： （签名）年 月 日教学系意见：系主任： （签名）年 月 日English Spread and Global Culture Assimilation: the South Africa CaseBy Wang WantingUnder the Supervision
8、ofProfessor Cai YongliangA Thesis Submitted to the College of Foreign Languages ofShanghai Maritime UniversityIn Partial Fulfillment ofThe Requirement for the MA DegreeShanghai Maritime UniversityJune, 2009论文独创性声明本人声明所呈交的论文是我个人在导师指导下进行的研究工作及取得的研究成果。论文中除了特别加以标注和致谢的地方外，不包含其他机构已经发表或撰写过的研究成果。其他同志对本研究的启发
9、和所做的贡献均已在论文中作了明确说明并表示了谢意。作者签名：_ 日期：_论文使用授权声明本人同意上海海事大学有关保留、使用学位论文的规定，即：学校有权保留送交论文的复印件，允许论文被查阅和借阅；学校可以上网公布论文的全部或部分内容，可以采用影印、缩印或其他复制手段保存论文。保密的论文在解密后遵守本规定。作者签名：_ 导师签名：_ 日期：_AcknowledgementsI am very grateful here to many individuals who helped me a lot in various ways during the composition of this the
10、sis. I would first extend my sincere thanks to my supervisor, Professor Cai Yongliang, who has always been scrupulous and responsible in his academic pursuit. He inspired and encouraged me into this research. I benefited a lot from his consistent help in drafting and revising this thesis. His insigh
11、tful advice resulted in the timely completion of this thesis. If it were not his great patience and push on me, this paper would not be able to gain any improvements.Then I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to Mrs. Zhou Wenjing, who shared me with lots of her resources; and gratitude for Pro
12、fessor Zheng Lixin and Professor Shi Yanyan, from whom I received useful basic knowledge in the courses about General Linguistics and Language and Culture. Also special thanks go to Professor Wu Jianguo and Associate Professor Xu Ningyun for extending the lectures that broaden my vision. I also must
13、 give my deepest love to my parents for encouraging and comforting me when I met with some obstructions during the composition. Finally, special thanks go to my dearest friends Zi Shaoying and Gu Lidan for always being side with me.摘 要在当今全球化的大环境之下，没有哪一种语言能像英语这样传播应用得如此广泛。从早期大英帝国的军事扩张以及殖民政策，到战后美国崛起所带来
14、的经济支持与意识影响，英语已在一百多个国家中被用作母语、第二语言或者区域性通用语。所以英语被认为是一种世界语。事实上，英语势力倾向于吸收同化其它语言的这一现象自有其思想意识根源。基督教圣经创世说中“巴别塔”故事说：人之初，只有一种语言，单语是伊甸园，多语是失乐园，这是上帝的惩罚。这就是“语言一致”理念的最初形式。随着欧洲文明的进展，这一理念发展成为具有强烈的“自褒”和“排他”特征的语言中心主义理念 (蔡永良，2005：149-150)。语言可以看作是文化的拓路者。它使得文化更容易向语言的使用者们进行内在观念的渗透。当一个民族更愿意学习外来的语言，而忽略本土语言的时候，其语言及其所代表的文化终将
15、被排挤，最终失去影响力。综上所述，“英语向全球的扩展也有着黑暗和气势汹汹的一面，那就是抹杀了地方语言的多样性，对深厚的文化之根施以打击”（麦克拉姆 等，2005：59）。因此，伴随着英语传播而来的同化与霸权已经引起了不少语言学家和学者们的注意。本论文以英语在南非的传播作为切入点，以期引出全球化浪潮之下的英语语言帝国主义与文化趋同现象。之所以选择南非，是因为南非具有大量关于英语传播的典型历史例证。南非个案包含了：多语制、语言文化与民族认同感的关系、英语媒介的教育问题、英语从殖民符号到开放标志的转变、语言人权、以及语言规划等多方面的特质。以上这些特点使得本篇论文的目的及意义窥南非之一斑，知全球英语
16、传播之概况成为可能。在归纳和总结前人研究的基础上，本论文借由不同时期的英语传播情况以及个案研究，对英语在南非的传播进行了综合分析。最终得出结论：南非的英语传播过程和其它各地一样，都带有语言帝国主义影响以及文化趋同的痕迹。本文共分七章：第一章对整个研究过程进行概述，说明研究的目的和必要性，以及论文所采用的研究方法，并对整篇结构进行说明。第二章介绍国内外对于此话题已经进行的研究，以及本论文的理论框架。第三章简介英语的特质，以及其在全球传播的历史过程。第四章对南非进行简介，分析其语言环境，并对英语在其国内的传播做一个概述。第五章按照南非历史的不同时期，分析英语在不同时期内的传播情况，以及语言规划与语
17、言政策对其传播过程的影响。第六章在不同历史阶段内，选择具有代表性的英语语言教学事件作为个案，来对英语在南非的传播过程展开分析。第七章对全文进行总结。关键词：南非，英语传播，同化AbstractIn the context of globalization today, there has never been a language so widely spread or spoken by so many people as English. With the early military support and colonial policy of the British Empire an
18、d the economic support and ideological influence of the postwar United States later, English language is currently used in more than one hundred countries as a native language, second language or regional lingua franca. Quite naturally, English is viewed as the world language taking up the space of
19、the others. As a matter of fact, the tendency of the English-speaking world trying to absorb and assimilate other languages (while they regard it as civilization) does have its ideological root. The famous tale about the “Babel Tower” from the Christian Book of Genesis of the Bible preaches that: th
20、ere is only one single type of language at the very beginning of human civilization. To be monolingual is like living in Garden of Eden; while to be multilingual is like the opposite Paradise Lost, which represents punishment from the God. That is the original form of the “language integration”. As
21、European civilization develops, this idea has evolved into a language-centered ideology with strong “self-praise” and “exclusive” characteristics (Cai Yongliang, 2005:149-150).Language, as the pioneer of culture, surely paves a broader way for the culture to permeate the minds of whoever speaks it.
22、When a people acknowledge and praise for a foreign language or culture, and are reluctant to adopt their mother tongue, the original language and culture finally become dead then fade away. So in the sense above, the global spread of English language proves itself hegemonic and aggressive by the act
23、ion of erasing the diversity of all local languages and impacting on their profound cultures (McCrum et al., 2005:59). Thus the powerful assimilation and hegemony covering both geographically and socially accompanied by the English language spread has inevitably aroused interests of many concerned l
24、inguists and scholars.This paper takes the case of English language spread in South Africa as a breakthrough point to the discovery of the de facto English language imperialism and cultural assimilation in the context of globalization. The reason why South Africa is chosen is quite simple: the South
25、 African case provides powerful examples (a plenty of typical historical evidences) of the roles that can be played by language planning and language policy activities in the English language spread process. It involves matters of multilingualism, the nexus of language, culture and identity, issues
26、of education (especially the role of English as a medium of instruction during different periods), the role of English as both a foreign colonial language and as a contemporary language of wider communication, issues of language rights, and continuing issues of both status and corpus planning in the
27、 context of a developing society. All of the above factors make the aim and significance of this paper, i.e. from one case to learn all, possible. Inspired by the previous achievements, the author is to make an intensive and integrated study on English language spread in South Africa by an analysis
28、through a historical view and by case study; and then to draw a conclusion that no matter how special the South African case is, the fact that it still at the mercy of linguistic imperialism and hence cultural assimilation is visible.The whole thesis is divided into seven chapters.Chapter One: Discu
29、ssing the significance and necessity of the present study and its basic organization.Chapter Two: Introducing the available researches on English spread and the theoretical framework of this paper.Chapter Three: A brief examination on the intrinsic features of the English language and the history of
30、 English global travel path.Chapter Four: Analyzing the language conditions in South Africa and the trail along which the English language got its root deeply into the nation.Chapter Five: Comparisons about the language planning and policies in different historical periods, reflecting how the Englis
31、h language wins the dominance of the national tongue.Chapter Six: Analyzing the representative events or cases in history.Chapter Seven: Drawing a brief summary of the thesis, analyzing the limitations and implications and offering some suggestions for future research.KEYWORDS: South Africa, English
32、 spread, assimilationTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsi摘 要iiAbstractivChapter One Introduction11.1 Background of the Study11.2 Aim of the Research21.3 Significance and Implication51.4 Methodology61.5 Organization of the Thesis6Chapter Two Literature Review72.1 Researches throughout the World72.1.1 F
33、oreign Researches on the Language Policy of South Africa72.1.2 Chinese Researches on the Language Policy of South Africa112.1.3 Summary of the Former Researches122.2 Clarification of Theoretical Framework132.2.1 The Interrelation between Language and Culture132.2.2 Linguistic Relativism and Cultural
34、 Relativism152.2.3 Linguistic Imperialism and Cultural Imperialism182.2.4. Langauge Ecology212.2.5 Langauge Human Rights22Chapter Three Overview on the Spread of English Worldwide243.1 Intrinsic Features and Distribution of English243.2 Global Preference for English Language263.3 The Spread of Engli
35、sh Worldwide27Chapter Four Survey on South Africa and Its Languages304.1 The Republic of South Africa304.2 Language Profile in South Africa324.3 English Spread in South Africa34Chapter Five English Spread and LPP in Different Periods395.1 The Pre-Apartheid (Colonial) Period (Before 1948)415.1.1 Hist
36、ory Background415.1.1.1 Dutch Rule in the Cape Colony (1652 1795)415.1.1.2 The First British Occupation (1795 1803)425.1.1.3 Second Dutch Rule (1803 - 1806)435.1.1.4 Second British Occupation (since 1806)435.1.1.5 The Arrival of the 1820 Settlers in South Africa435.1.1.6 Two Anglo-Boer Wars and the
37、Union of South Africa445.1.2 English Language Spread in this Period465.1.2.1 English Dominance over Afrikaans465.1.2.2 The Beginning of English Assimilation of Indigenous Languages495.2 The Apartheid Period (1948-1994)515.2.1 History Background525.2.2 English Language Spread in this Period535.2.2.1
38、The Shift of Dominant Position from English to Afrikaans545.2.2.2 Indigenous Languages under European Rule555.3 The Post-Apartheid Period (since 1994)575.3.1 History Background575.3.2 English Language Spread in this Period58Chapter Six ELT Incidents and English Spread606.1 Missionary Schools606.2 Th
39、e Bantu Education Act and Soweto Uprisings656.2.1 Historical Introduction to These Incidents656.2.2 Analysis on These Incidents676.2.3 The Influence of These Incidents696.3 Higher Education in a Democratic South Africa70Chapter Seven Conclusion76Appendix I 79Appendix II 80Bibliography:81Chapter One
40、Introduction1.1 Background of the Study It has been widely believed that language is the pioneer of the culture it represents. The diversity and conflict of languages surely lead to the diversity and conflict of different cultures. As the worlds economy develops rapidly, the exchange of information
41、between different peoples, different nations and different countries is becoming much more frequent. The interactions have become more complex and comprehensive. For example, nowadays, most advertisement boards are usually written in more than one language with the aim of so called being professiona
42、l. There may be Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean in just one piece of board. Or one can sit in his/her Italian leather sofa and watch a SONY TV, drinking a cup of English black tea. In daily life, it is considered fashionable to borrow some foreign words when one talks with other people. Pupil
43、s, even kindergarteners are learning English these recent years, and their parents take this for granted and believe it is necessary. Whats the root and motive behind those phenomena? Is that caused by the present gripping globalization?In the context of economic globalization, language spread is ir
44、resistible. Then what does language spread mean? “Language spread is a metaphor for the adoption of a given language by individuals. Language spread can be defined as “an increase, over time, in the proportion of a communication network that adopts a given language or language variety for a given communicative function” (cf. Phillipson, 1992:78). Moreover, what does spread
