英美报刊选读论文 论英美报刊中的语言特色

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1、英美报刊课程论文 Course PaperOn the importance of the course of Selected Readings from American and British Newspapers and MagazinesCollege：西南林业大学外国语学院Specialty and Grade： 10级 英语2班Number； 20100351004Name： 严青为Submitted time: 2012/10/16 Title: On Linguistic Features of Financial Coverage in English News Publi

2、cationsAbstract: Based on first-hand examples characteristic of journalistic style, this，paper probes into the seven major linguistic features of financial coverage in English news publication. It adopts the view that the language used in financial news, whose primary function is to inform, is suppo

3、sed to be specific, accurate and concise. Though sharing the common features of journalistic English in terms of writing style, financial coverage stands out for its own uniqueness. Key words: Financial news significance features English learning1. The significance of the financial coverage Financia

4、l news is an important style of news report in modern time. With the development of technology and social level, people concentrate more on the economy. Financial news plays an increasing role in humans daily life, and individuals are supposed to acquire the information and knowledge from it. The si

5、gnificance of the financial news can be classified into tow points.1.1 The improvement of English levelsIt is believed that reading is an essential way of learning English. Reading English newspapers can not only help the students increase knowledge, and helps develop students ability of observation

6、, understanding, thinking and judgment. English newspapers are attention to current events. The novel is very interesting. Reading English newspapers can effectively avoid out of touch with real life, helps to stimulate interest in learning English and to strengthen their confidence and motivation f

7、or learning English. At the same time also allows us to better understand the way of news features and news. Newspaper reading is not only used the simple and obvious words, popular language, illustrated, but also introduce learning methods and techniques of column, helping to improve the ability to

8、 actually use the language.1.2 The enlargement of knowledge of EconomyThe main aim of news is to transfer information. Reading is the beginning. What we should do when we read is scope knowledge. It is crucial for us to get the effective information. Having read financial news, we have learnt that m

9、any governments and parties have taken effective and drastic measures to protect the country from the economic recession and step forwards to recovery. At the same time, we get to know some economic specialized terms, words such as Fluctuation, Recession, Stocks, Overheated, IMF (the International M

10、onetary Fund), phrases and expressions such as the Adjustment of Industrial Structure, Wall Street, Regional economy. They are either specialized words or set phrases, which can help us with a better understanding of economyrelated texts and enlarge our storage of the knowledge of economy.2. The fea

11、tures of financial news2.1Features of Words1. Specialty On the one hand, there are many terminologies (professional language) and some words have their special meanings.For instance: long(多头)、 short(空头)、 rally(价格回稳)、call(看涨)、 put(看跌) On the other hand, sometimes there are slang and oral words used i

12、n Economic News.Like: Clinton has vowed to veto the bill on grounds that it is unfair to Americas have-nots.( have-nots means poor, it always used in spoken English.)2. Creativity (New words and minor term)Creating new words and using minor terms are tow effective ways to get the meanings across to

13、readers.For instance, rout=defeat completely ; swap=influence.3. Midget Words Using midget words is very common in a piece of financial coverage. These midge words can be used to describe many phenomena, so they also called synonyms words (万能同义词).For instance:a. Quake Death Toll May Top 2000= The De

14、ath Toll in the Earthquake exceeds 2000 b. Governor to Axe Aide?=Is the governor going to cut his aides?c. FBI Foils Bid to Hijack Plane to Iran=FBI has prevented gangstersattempt to hijack plane to Iran4. VividnessIt is commonly believed that economy is a serious topic, but the news is read by ordi

15、nary people. In order to stay close to the life and the readers, there are not only various of terminologies, but also some common sayings and vividly metaphors or similes are used in financial news at the same timeSuch as:The company, A, is arguably the hottest ticket on the runaway train of electr

16、onic commerce.“the hottest ticket on the runaway train” describe the influence of this company in electronic commerce.Express the phrases in various waysrise上升fall下降jump跳升drop下落skyrocket爆涨dump狂泻surge急涨plunge猛跌soar剧增retreat回落climb攀升dive下跌spurt突升tumble急落advance上涨decline下降inch up缓升slip下滑notch up升高shed跌

17、落fly飞升dip下降rebound反弹roll back回落gain增长lose降低5. AbbreviationThe word abbreviation, strictly means a shortening or abridgment, commonly refers to a letter or a group of letters taken from a single word or phrase, and used for brevitys sake, to represent that word or phrase. In financial news, abbreviat

18、ions are very often used to save space and time. This conforms to the conciseness characteristic of financial news. However, when we use the abbreviations, we should know their meanings and know where they are appropriateFinancial news has large quantity of information, and updates fast. So, using a

19、bbreviation satisfied the fast characteristic of financial news. It greatly improved the speed of the language expression.Like:MOC-Ministry of Commerce GDB-Guangdong Development Bank CNOOC-National Offshore Oil CorpF.A.Q (=fair average quality) 平均中等品质 D.W.T (=dead weight on) 载重吨位 PCT (=percent) 百分比

20、3) Abbreviations and Simplified 简化 Words Commonly Used 常用 in Cables and Telexes PLS (=please) ASAP (=as soon as possible) DOC (=document) 4) Country Codes 国家代码 CN (=China) US (=United States) WTO (=World Trade Organization) 6) Currency Codes 货币代码 CNY (=Chinese Yuan) USD (=United State Dollar)a. Worl

21、d Bank, IMF Do They Help Or Hurt Third World b. PM to see MPs over big factory closures ( The Times, 1981)3.1 the features of language1. Timelessness ( it is very objective and instructive) This feature means when we read Economic News , we will get the information from the News and we can know the

22、policy of the government , in this case, we will make right choice when we want to invest or do something about Economy.2. ComparisonThere are many short and powerful comparable verbs in Economic News. Increase ( rise, go up, amount, advance, jump, lift, peak, inch up, grow, leap)Decrease ( fall, dr

23、op, go drown, dive, lop, reach a low point, fall off, decline)Example: The report says members of the association forecast the operating rates will slump to an average of 70.7 percent next year.3. AccuracyWhen it comes to data, the Economic News will show their accuracy to us.For example: According

24、to the new measures, which will be in place for a year, the import taxes Brazil imposes on bicycles and car tires will increase from 16 percent to 25 percent, on mineral oil from 4 percent to 25 percent, on aluminum plating from 14 percent to 20 percent, and on potatoes from 14 percent to 25 percent

25、Sometimes, when explain the data, the Economic News always make it smaller to understand.Like: The world arms expenditure last year reached an unprecedented number, altogether 550billion, that is, about 1million every minute.4. The features of headlinesHeadline is a key factor of the economic news,

26、featuring unique stylistic characteristics. This paper, based on the functional stylistic theory, makes a tentative study of the economic news headline from the perspective of grammatical characteristics, news vocabulary and rhetoric feature. 4.1 Grammatical featuresOmission Omission of articles / p

27、ronoun/ “and” / auxiliary verbs China launches first ICBM into pacificBoys on cliff rescuedMother, daughter share Fulbright yearWitty, Inventive furniture dominates Milan ExpositionForecast of Mexican quake accurate, but ignoredTourist arrested for espionage charges I. 冠词的省略 ：Consumer confidence hit

28、s 8-month highII. 连词and 省略：Incomes, spending rise in NovemberIII. 系动词be的省略：Caller-pays system still far awayIV. 组动词be的省略：Succession Pace Stepped UpTense a. Simple present is the most commonly used tense in headline to give the reader a sense of “timeliness” by giving a vivid, eyewitness account. US

29、and Egypt hold air exercises Womens soccer calls for supportBut: Unemployment in U.K. increased in October b. Future is always indicated by infinitive “to + do”, or in simple present tenseRussia to hold Polish border manoeuvresShanxi to invest large sums for tourism2 EC officials to visit U.S. to pa

30、ve way for trade talksPredicate (1) Adjective as predicateUS carmaker ready to cut outputBuenos Aires “close” to deal on fresh IMF loanEU and China closer to deal on Beijings WTO entry (2) Participial phrase as predicateIdentities of Hijack suspects releasedU.S. Attacked: Hijacked jets destroy twin

31、towers and hit pentagon in day of terrorFed expected to make a half-point cut in ratesUS weather forecasters caught out by stormTop Pakistan judge dismissed after refusing to take oath(3) Infinitive as predicateGermany to lift ban on transport of N-wasteChina to continue fiscal program to aid econom

32、yJapan to help elderly joblessPunctuationEleven dead, 200 injured in concert blastProtests sweep Israel, PalestineEconomy grows slowly as unemployment, inflation rise - economist Kissinger reasserts: Sino-US ties crucial 4.2 Rhetorical features1. Rhyme & alliteration After the boom everything is glo

33、om Weather worriesPeis pyramids puzzle 2. PunThe pun in this case is in the words burning questions. The questions are about fires, hence burning questions, but burning question is another way of saying an important or urgent question. The term gender has to do with male and female; and the newspape

34、r article in question deals with the return of tension in the working relationships of men and women in London post offices. The headline is a pun on the instruction Return to sender, which is stamped on letters that cannot be delivered and must be sent back to the people who wrote them.Burning ques

35、tions on tunnel safety unanswered (About the possibility of fires in the Channel tunnel) Return to gender (About a reoccurrence of sexual harassment in London post offices) 5. ConclusionThe linguistic features of financial coverage in English news publications are various and worth to study. By stud

36、ying the features and readying the financial news, we can not only get the information, knowledge, expanding horizons, enrich the spare life, learn English, and will enable us to recognize the meaning and value of learning English, experience the fun of learning English so boring life more colorful.

37、 In todays information society, to get valuable information, learn the modern English textbooks alone are not enough. In constant development and change in English and Chinese, foreigners learning Chinese, have to read Chinese newspapers and periodicals, and modern we learn English, also have to rea

38、d English newspapers. Students cultivate a good habit of reading English newspapers and periodicals, we can closely follow the trend of English language, discover a wealth of learning materials in the newspaper reading, improving listening comprehension, reading comprehension, verbal communication a

39、nd writing, language ability effectively. References:1 Xinhua online& Wright, Laura and J. Hope. Stylistics: A Practical Coursebook. M. Beijing: FLTRP, 20002.Widdowson, H. G. Practical Stylistics Oxford. M. Oxford University Press,1992.3.Itude, Bruce D.& Douglas A. Anderson News Writing and Reporting for Todays Media M.5th ed. New Youl: McGrawHill, 2006.4.Luo Xianglin, The Thinking towards the course of Selected Readings from American and British Newspapers and Magazines M,2006, 6.