商务英语语言若干特点研究 A Study on some Linguistic Features of Business English Abstract Along with the deepening of economic globalization, the trend of international commercial exchanges has become more frequent. English has been applied in various fields of business activities, such as international trade, transportation, financing, marketing and business negotiation, etc., which are called Business English. English has become an essential language communication method in the world economy. As a language tool, Business English is helpful to share international resource. First of all, this article elaborates on the definition of business English, and introduces its development history in China. Second, the thesis analyzes the characteristics of business English vocabulary, sentences, and texts, and compares the discrepancies between business English and general English. In addition, from the perspective of pragmatics, the role of cooperation principles and politeness principles in the use of business English is emphasized. Finally, suggestions are given on how to master the language features of Business English. On the one hand, this article aims to promote Business English learners to master knowledge and solidify their foundation of business English. On the other hand, it can increase the ability of business English users to engage in business affairs, have the ability to use business English, and help them to use language tools to deal with business at home and abroad, freely and properly. At the same time, it is also conducive to cultivating a great amount of elites who are proficient in business English in order to satisfy the needs of competitive business professionals. Key words: Business English; Language Features; Lexicology; Syntax; Text; Pragmatics Contents Abstract I 摘 要 II Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Background of the Research 1 1.2 The Objectives and Significance of the Research 1 Chapter 2 Literary Review on Business English 3 2.1 The Definition of Business English 3 2.1.1 Singer: A Mute Treated as God 3 2.2 The Development of Business English 4 Chapter 3 The linguistic Features of Business English 6 3.1 The Lexical Features 6 3.1.1 Accuracy and Concreteness 6 3.1.2 Technical Terms 6 3.1.3 Abbreviations and Conciseness 7 3.1.4 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 8 3.2 The Lexical Features 8 3.2.1 From the Perspective of Sentence Structure 8 3.2.2 From the Perspective of Voice 9 3.3 The Textual Features 10 3.3.1 Formality 10 3.2.2 Limited Rhetoric 11 Chapter 4 Appreciation of Business English From Pragmatic Perspective 12 4.1 Application of Cooperative Principle 12 4. 2 Application of Polite Principle 13 Chapter 5 Suggested Learning Strategies for Business English 16 Chapter 6 Conclusion 21 Bibliography 22 Acknowledgements 24 |
A Study on some Linguistic Features of Business English
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