科技英语的文体结构特征

Features of the Stylistic Structure of English for Science and Technology

科技英语作为一种功能语体是在普通英语的基础上发展起来的。因此,无论在词汇方面,还是在语法方面,它同基础英语没有绝对的界限。但是在语言发展的长期过程中,科技英语在文体饲汇和语言规律方面都逐渐形成了自己的特色。应用韩礼德的系统功能语法对科技英语的及物性结构特征,语气结构特征,主位结构特征和字系结构特征进行研究。通过实际的语篇分析,寻找科技英语的文体特征。对这些明显的特色进行研究,肯定会对科技英语的阅读理解,写作与翻译提供某些启示,对科技英语的进一步发展肯定是很有意义的。

As a functional type of writing(style) ,English for Science and Technology is developed on the basis of General English. Therefore,whether in vocabulary or in grammar,it has no absolute bounds from Essential Eng-lish. But in the long process of the development of the language, English for Science and Technology has evolved features of its own in style, vocabulary and linguistic rules. It is certain that the study of these distinctive features will shed some light upon English for Science and Technology reading comprehension, writing and translation and will be very significant to the further development of English for Science and Technology.