英语新闻标题的语言特点及其语用功能

The Features of English Journalism Headlines and Their Pragmatic Functions

新闻英语标题本身就是一则短新闻。其特点为简明扼要、立意显著。从词语的选择、时态的运用及修辞手段的采纳等方面探讨英语新闻标题的特点及语用功能;并结合这些特点,试从英语新闻标题中发掘内涵、领悟主题从而更好地选择阅读相关内容。

English journalism headlines are pieces of news by themselves,their features are concise and significantly determined.The paper tries to shed a light on the features and pragmatic functions of news headlines in the terms of word choice,the use of tenses and the adoption of rhetorical devices,in attempt to discover the content behind the headlines and comprehend the themes in order to better read the relevant content.