Appraisal Theory is a further development of interpersonal function in systemic functional linguistics. Based on the subsystem-attitude system in Appraisal Theory, an attempt is made to conduct a comparative analysis ...Appraisal Theory is a further development of interpersonal function in systemic functional linguistics. Based on the subsystem-attitude system in Appraisal Theory, an attempt is made to conduct a comparative analysis of attitudinal resources in English and Chinese news on MH370 accident. Meanwhile, certain attitudes or stances conveyed by the authors of these news will be revealed through some typical examples. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are adopted in the present study to make a statistical and interpretive analysis of the collected materials. It is found that both English and Chinese news contain many attitudinal resources. There are similarities and differences concerning the distribution of attitudinal resources between English and Chinese news. The findings suggest that though news is expected to be objective and factual, it may imply the authors＇ subjective attitudes to some extent. So readers should get hang of the different opinions and stances hidden behind different news reporting so as to improve abilities to appreciate and differentiate different news.展开更多
Nowadays Chinese people are attaching great importance to English news that not only offers worldwide information but gives a hand to English learners with their improvement in English.As is called the eyes of English...Nowadays Chinese people are attaching great importance to English news that not only offers worldwide information but gives a hand to English learners with their improvement in English.As is called the eyes of English news,headlines are partic ularly important.Generally speaking,English news headlines are precise,brief and as attractive as possible.They have their own grammar features and vocabulary features while different devices are employed to make them expressive and striking.展开更多
English financial news headlines are distinguished from other types of titles for its distinctive characteristics.Besidesthat,when it comes to the problem of different thinking modes,the core of the translation is to ...English financial news headlines are distinguished from other types of titles for its distinctive characteristics.Besidesthat,when it comes to the problem of different thinking modes,the core of the translation is to keep the pragmatic equivalence forthe sake of achieving effective communications in cross-cultural background.Based on analysis of the features of English financialnews headlines,this paper aims at searching for better translation strategies for these from the perspective of pragmatics.展开更多
As is known to all,headlines serve as a summary and advertisement for the main idea of the news so as to make the reader have a better understanding.Therefore,to some degree,we can say that the headline is the soul of...As is known to all,headlines serve as a summary and advertisement for the main idea of the news so as to make the reader have a better understanding.Therefore,to some degree,we can say that the headline is the soul of a news report.Rhetoric,in all kinds of writing in all kinds of languages,can be applied and make an efficient effect.As for an English news headline,it is usually formed with certain rhetorical device to embody its soul and to appeal to more readers.This paper is to introduce and discuss the rhetorical features of the news headlines with examples and analysis.展开更多
From different aspects we can draw out different characteristics of news headlines. According to various study and research from different authors, we can conclude their characteristics are displayed on syntactical le...From different aspects we can draw out different characteristics of news headlines. According to various study and research from different authors, we can conclude their characteristics are displayed on syntactical level, punctuation level, lexical level, rhetorical level and cultural level.展开更多
A headline is an indispensable component of a news report and is the eye of the pages on the newspapers,through which the readers can gain as much information as possible in the newspaper within the shortest time and ...A headline is an indispensable component of a news report and is the eye of the pages on the newspapers,through which the readers can gain as much information as possible in the newspaper within the shortest time and search for clues to stories that interest them,as the headline is the condensation of the whole story.Despite their own characteristic ways of editing headlines,English newspapers share something in common,namely brevity,accuracy,clarity and eye-catchingness.However,these features unique to English newspaper headlines constitute a big barrier to readers' understanding of the headlines and they may become quite at loss when reading headlines at the very beginning.This thesis aims to make an analysis of English news headlines in terms of their features at structural,lexical and rhetorical levels and hopes to help readers understand English news headline better.展开更多
In recent years,some news headlines do not focus on the contents of news,but exaggerate the fact.The main reason for this phenomenon is that the news editors disobey Cooperative Principle.As a result,it causes two dif...In recent years,some news headlines do not focus on the contents of news,but exaggerate the fact.The main reason for this phenomenon is that the news editors disobey Cooperative Principle.As a result,it causes two different effects:one is negative;the other is positive.So the paper will find out the reasons of the ambiguity by using examples appearing in different newspapers and give a detailed analysis from the perspective of Cooperative Principle.展开更多
文摘Appraisal Theory is a further development of interpersonal function in systemic functional linguistics. Based on the subsystem-attitude system in Appraisal Theory, an attempt is made to conduct a comparative analysis of attitudinal resources in English and Chinese news on MH370 accident. Meanwhile, certain attitudes or stances conveyed by the authors of these news will be revealed through some typical examples. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are adopted in the present study to make a statistical and interpretive analysis of the collected materials. It is found that both English and Chinese news contain many attitudinal resources. There are similarities and differences concerning the distribution of attitudinal resources between English and Chinese news. The findings suggest that though news is expected to be objective and factual, it may imply the authors＇ subjective attitudes to some extent. So readers should get hang of the different opinions and stances hidden behind different news reporting so as to improve abilities to appreciate and differentiate different news.
文摘Nowadays Chinese people are attaching great importance to English news that not only offers worldwide information but gives a hand to English learners with their improvement in English.As is called the eyes of English news,headlines are partic ularly important.Generally speaking,English news headlines are precise,brief and as attractive as possible.They have their own grammar features and vocabulary features while different devices are employed to make them expressive and striking.
文摘English financial news headlines are distinguished from other types of titles for its distinctive characteristics.Besidesthat,when it comes to the problem of different thinking modes,the core of the translation is to keep the pragmatic equivalence forthe sake of achieving effective communications in cross-cultural background.Based on analysis of the features of English financialnews headlines,this paper aims at searching for better translation strategies for these from the perspective of pragmatics.
文摘As is known to all,headlines serve as a summary and advertisement for the main idea of the news so as to make the reader have a better understanding.Therefore,to some degree,we can say that the headline is the soul of a news report.Rhetoric,in all kinds of writing in all kinds of languages,can be applied and make an efficient effect.As for an English news headline,it is usually formed with certain rhetorical device to embody its soul and to appeal to more readers.This paper is to introduce and discuss the rhetorical features of the news headlines with examples and analysis.
文摘From different aspects we can draw out different characteristics of news headlines. According to various study and research from different authors, we can conclude their characteristics are displayed on syntactical level, punctuation level, lexical level, rhetorical level and cultural level.
文摘A headline is an indispensable component of a news report and is the eye of the pages on the newspapers,through which the readers can gain as much information as possible in the newspaper within the shortest time and search for clues to stories that interest them,as the headline is the condensation of the whole story.Despite their own characteristic ways of editing headlines,English newspapers share something in common,namely brevity,accuracy,clarity and eye-catchingness.However,these features unique to English newspaper headlines constitute a big barrier to readers' understanding of the headlines and they may become quite at loss when reading headlines at the very beginning.This thesis aims to make an analysis of English news headlines in terms of their features at structural,lexical and rhetorical levels and hopes to help readers understand English news headline better.
文摘In recent years,some news headlines do not focus on the contents of news,but exaggerate the fact.The main reason for this phenomenon is that the news editors disobey Cooperative Principle.As a result,it causes two different effects:one is negative;the other is positive.So the paper will find out the reasons of the ambiguity by using examples appearing in different newspapers and give a detailed analysis from the perspective of Cooperative Principle.
