英语灾难性新闻复句的分析及其语用功能

Clause complexes in disaster news and their pragmatic functions

基于篇幅限制,新闻话语必须简洁、精炼、易懂。因此,新闻语篇中存在大量的简单句,但是在新闻语篇中也存在不少能表达更多层次意义的复句。本研究选取部分灾难性新闻语篇,着重分析其复句的句式特点,理清其句子层次,并分析其语用功能。

News discourse should be concise and easy to understand for lack of space and therefore,there are many simple sentences.But there also exist many clause complexes conveying more complex ideas.This research is trying to explore the clause complexes in disaster news and analyze their pragmatic functions.