Several historians confirm that John Fitzgerald Kennedy has been dead longer than he lived.Alan Brinkley says,“On the morning of 22 November,1963,he woke up as President with admirers and detractors,a man with a reco...Several historians confirm that John Fitzgerald Kennedy has been dead longer than he lived.Alan Brinkley says,“On the morning of 22 November,1963,he woke up as President with admirers and detractors,a man with a record-some of it good,some of it not.He became a legend posthumously”(John F.Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum,2012).A charismatic Kennedy unveiled an optimistic American dream that captivated the hearts of every American citizen.He used the TV to channel his sentiments about civil rights,communism,and made the United States strong to resist evil in the world.By speaking directly to the national audience,“he made the television more famous than it was”(Gillon,2019).His presidency is intertwined to the visionary ideal of Camelot(symbolizing idyllic happiness,high hopes,and humanitarianism)that makes his American promise an attractive calling and continues to entice Democrats to emulate his destiny.展开更多
This paper tries to explore the aesthetic beauty of William Wordsworth's poem"I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud"from the perspectives of theme,sound,imagery and rhetoric.
"My Heart Leaps Up" is a beautiful lyric written by William Wordsworth.It embodies Wordsworth's views of "Back to nature" and "Back to childhood".Therefore this paper tries to explore..."My Heart Leaps Up" is a beautiful lyric written by William Wordsworth.It embodies Wordsworth's views of "Back to nature" and "Back to childhood".Therefore this paper tries to explore the aesthetic beauty of William Wordsworth's poem "My Heart Leaps Up" from the perspectives of theme,sound and rhetoric.展开更多
Advertisements are penetrating into our daily life.Rhetorical strategies are always employed for persuasion in advertisements.The article analyzes the advertisements from the rhetorical angle mainly using the theory o...Advertisements are penetrating into our daily life.Rhetorical strategies are always employed for persuasion in advertisements.The article analyzes the advertisements from the rhetorical angle mainly using the theory of "communication triangle".It is very interesting to see how the advertisement applies the appropriate strategies to attain the proper targets.展开更多
Rhetoric is a traditional discipline with a history of over two thousand years.Figures of speech play a pretty important role in verbal communication.People are attracted by"Hamlet"written by Shakespeare and...Rhetoric is a traditional discipline with a history of over two thousand years.Figures of speech play a pretty important role in verbal communication.People are attracted by"Hamlet"written by Shakespeare and his employing words and artistic enchantment.Shakespeare once learned classical literature,rhetoric,Latin and French.He is famous for his dramas.His language in dramas is rich and colorful and he is good at using figures of speech in his dramas.This paper explores some figures of speech and mainly focuses on how pun,metaphor and transferred epithet are employed in"Hamlet",in order to have a better understanding of the theme and the artistic features of Shakespeare.展开更多
Stylistics is a scientific study of style. It's a mode of encoding and decoding language and can be associated with various fields. In this paper,we talk about the great significances of stylistic and rhetoric stu...Stylistics is a scientific study of style. It's a mode of encoding and decoding language and can be associated with various fields. In this paper,we talk about the great significances of stylistic and rhetoric studies. It refers to great help in expressing and understanding languages; in combining the linguistics and literary criticism and in foreign language teaching.展开更多
In the West,the rhetoric is an old and young science,which has a history of 2,300 years.With the emergence of rheto ric,the expression of our language became richer and more various.Meanwhile,the expressing capacity o...In the West,the rhetoric is an old and young science,which has a history of 2,300 years.With the emergence of rheto ric,the expression of our language became richer and more various.Meanwhile,the expressing capacity of language became more powerful and dynamic.Therefore,readers can understand what the author wants to express as if they were on the scenes.In the nineteenth-century,critical realism was quite prevalent in Britain.William Makepeace Thackeray was one of the most bril liant stars in this school at that time.His masterpiece Vanity Fair presents us the characteristics of a variety of people in different conditions in detail.The most common figures of speech employed in this novel are irony,satire and humor through which the Vanity Fair can make us laugh,and at the same time,it is thought-provoking.展开更多
Advertising, as an integrated art, has many unique features. It's vocabulary and syntax have own characteristics. In words, the advertising language to be simple, vivid, and emotional. At the same time, rhetoric i...Advertising, as an integrated art, has many unique features. It's vocabulary and syntax have own characteristics. In words, the advertising language to be simple, vivid, and emotional. At the same time, rhetoric is an important method, which is often used in advertising.展开更多
It is universally believed that Rhetoric is an expressive way of language, while pragmatic twist(Deliberate misinterpretation) isthe understanding phenomenon, which is not a rhetorical device but a cognitive activity ...It is universally believed that Rhetoric is an expressive way of language, while pragmatic twist(Deliberate misinterpretation) isthe understanding phenomenon, which is not a rhetorical device but a cognitive activity in nature. The two can't be placed on a par witheach other. However, we find that the two aren't incompatible at all. The second speaker(S2) captures the rhetorical device in the firstspeaker(S1)'s utterance, and distorts the original meaning to achieve S2's communicative goal.展开更多
A learner’s stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture.It is,accordingly,of paramount importance to understand the second language learners’culture and learning process and better assist the...A learner’s stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture.It is,accordingly,of paramount importance to understand the second language learners’culture and learning process and better assist them through this process in the way of teaching them English.Similarly,inter-language theory(IL)and contrastive rhetoric are affected by factors,such as learner’s L1,learning experiences,and culture.This paper talks about these two theory’s characteristics,constructs,and importance,so language instructors may better understand the L2 learning phenomena and think out better methods to help language learners improve their language skills.展开更多
翻译学是一门边缘学科,其理论与许多语言学科具有密切的关系。作者通过大量例证,阐述了翻译学与语法学、语义学、语体学、语用学和修辞学之间的联系。文章的最后部分分析了美国著名作家赛珍珠的译作All Men Are Brothers(水浒传)的一个...翻译学是一门边缘学科,其理论与许多语言学科具有密切的关系。作者通过大量例证,阐述了翻译学与语法学、语义学、语体学、语用学和修辞学之间的联系。文章的最后部分分析了美国著名作家赛珍珠的译作All Men Are Brothers(水浒传)的一个选段,以使读者由一斑窥全豹,认识到即使像赛珍珠这样著名的作家,由于没有掌握现代的翻译理论和技巧,败笔不少,许多词句诘屈聱牙、生硬晦涩,令人不知所云。为此,作者认为,文学家不等于翻译家,两者决不等同。翻译家有其自身的特点。要做一名翻译家,除了参加大量的翻译实践外,还必须精通翻译理论和技巧。在进行翻译实践时,要注意翻译理论运用,注意翻译学与其他有关语言学科之间的联系,注意不同学科之间的相互渗透,以译出内容忠实,文笔流利,思想畅达的佳作。展开更多
A high level of public speaking anxiety confronts Chinese advanced learners of English,both in extemporaneous and prepared speeches.The anxiety is caused by reasons found in ESL issues,composition,and delivery.In this...A high level of public speaking anxiety confronts Chinese advanced learners of English,both in extemporaneous and prepared speeches.The anxiety is caused by reasons found in ESL issues,composition,and delivery.In this essay,I will illustrate different forms of speaking anxiety found in Chinese English majors.By presenting the symptoms and analyzing the causes,we shall find that it is a triumvirate of rhetoric composition,delivery,and ESL training that has produced the special anxiety for Chinese English majors.And thus it is only through the combined efforts of the triumvirate that ways of alleviating the anxiety can be found.A suggested course design that encompasses topic selection,content emphasis,progress,and assessment is finally offered.展开更多
Writing fluently and expressively in English is a necessary skill for communication, as well as a required skill for Chinese students at the tertiary level. Since college students have already been trained on their Ch...Writing fluently and expressively in English is a necessary skill for communication, as well as a required skill for Chinese students at the tertiary level. Since college students have already been trained on their Chinese writing skills for a considerable length of time and are able to write in Chinese quite successfully, the application of contrastive rhetoric in the teaching of English writing is very effective. This paper explores the possibility of teaching English writing to Chinese students at the tertiary level and proposes an approach to this teaching model.展开更多
This paper classifies the definitions of rhetoric into four groups based on the defining methods in Li’s English Rhetoric and Essay Writing so that one can have a deeper understanding of the term "rhetoric".
This paper classifies the definitions of rhetoric into four groups based on the defining methods in Li’s English Rhetoric and Essay Writing so that one can have a deeper understanding of the term "rhetoric"?
This paper aims to expound the relationship of beauty and truth,death and eternity expressed in the poem "I Died for Beauty--But Was Scarce" through analysis it and taste the charm of simplicity,and the char...This paper aims to expound the relationship of beauty and truth,death and eternity expressed in the poem "I Died for Beauty--But Was Scarce" through analysis it and taste the charm of simplicity,and the charm of rhetoric in the poem.展开更多
Mobile phone is regarded as"the fifth media"after newspaper,radio,TV and the Internet.The mobile phone short message further highlights the importance of written signs in communication".The thumb revolu...Mobile phone is regarded as"the fifth media"after newspaper,radio,TV and the Internet.The mobile phone short message further highlights the importance of written signs in communication".The thumb revolution"is eagerly anticipating one kind of trend by the hand replace of mouth,sound substitute for the quiet around us.My paper will analyze the language features and the culture features of mobile phone short messages which are written in Chinese and English.展开更多
Euphemism is a common phenomenon when people use language, which is not only a social language phenomenon,but also a cultural phenomenon. However, because of the differences of life habits, customs and the taboos of d...Euphemism is a common phenomenon when people use language, which is not only a social language phenomenon,but also a cultural phenomenon. However, because of the differences of life habits, customs and the taboos of different cultures,we must learn to use euphemism properly in order to avoid embarrassment or unhappiness in social communication. This paper explores and analyzes on the formation of English euphemism in terms of four main aspects, for the purpose of helping people to understand and use English euphemism better and appropriately.展开更多
文摘Several historians confirm that John Fitzgerald Kennedy has been dead longer than he lived.Alan Brinkley says,“On the morning of 22 November,1963,he woke up as President with admirers and detractors,a man with a record-some of it good,some of it not.He became a legend posthumously”(John F.Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum,2012).A charismatic Kennedy unveiled an optimistic American dream that captivated the hearts of every American citizen.He used the TV to channel his sentiments about civil rights,communism,and made the United States strong to resist evil in the world.By speaking directly to the national audience,“he made the television more famous than it was”(Gillon,2019).His presidency is intertwined to the visionary ideal of Camelot(symbolizing idyllic happiness,high hopes,and humanitarianism)that makes his American promise an attractive calling and continues to entice Democrats to emulate his destiny.
文摘This paper tries to explore the aesthetic beauty of William Wordsworth's poem"I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud"from the perspectives of theme,sound,imagery and rhetoric.
文摘"My Heart Leaps Up" is a beautiful lyric written by William Wordsworth.It embodies Wordsworth's views of "Back to nature" and "Back to childhood".Therefore this paper tries to explore the aesthetic beauty of William Wordsworth's poem "My Heart Leaps Up" from the perspectives of theme,sound and rhetoric.
文摘Advertisements are penetrating into our daily life.Rhetorical strategies are always employed for persuasion in advertisements.The article analyzes the advertisements from the rhetorical angle mainly using the theory of "communication triangle".It is very interesting to see how the advertisement applies the appropriate strategies to attain the proper targets.
文摘Rhetoric is a traditional discipline with a history of over two thousand years.Figures of speech play a pretty important role in verbal communication.People are attracted by"Hamlet"written by Shakespeare and his employing words and artistic enchantment.Shakespeare once learned classical literature,rhetoric,Latin and French.He is famous for his dramas.His language in dramas is rich and colorful and he is good at using figures of speech in his dramas.This paper explores some figures of speech and mainly focuses on how pun,metaphor and transferred epithet are employed in"Hamlet",in order to have a better understanding of the theme and the artistic features of Shakespeare.
文摘Stylistics is a scientific study of style. It's a mode of encoding and decoding language and can be associated with various fields. In this paper,we talk about the great significances of stylistic and rhetoric studies. It refers to great help in expressing and understanding languages; in combining the linguistics and literary criticism and in foreign language teaching.
文摘In the West,the rhetoric is an old and young science,which has a history of 2,300 years.With the emergence of rheto ric,the expression of our language became richer and more various.Meanwhile,the expressing capacity of language became more powerful and dynamic.Therefore,readers can understand what the author wants to express as if they were on the scenes.In the nineteenth-century,critical realism was quite prevalent in Britain.William Makepeace Thackeray was one of the most bril liant stars in this school at that time.His masterpiece Vanity Fair presents us the characteristics of a variety of people in different conditions in detail.The most common figures of speech employed in this novel are irony,satire and humor through which the Vanity Fair can make us laugh,and at the same time,it is thought-provoking.
文摘Advertising, as an integrated art, has many unique features. It's vocabulary and syntax have own characteristics. In words, the advertising language to be simple, vivid, and emotional. At the same time, rhetoric is an important method, which is often used in advertising.
文摘It is universally believed that Rhetoric is an expressive way of language, while pragmatic twist(Deliberate misinterpretation) isthe understanding phenomenon, which is not a rhetorical device but a cognitive activity in nature. The two can't be placed on a par witheach other. However, we find that the two aren't incompatible at all. The second speaker(S2) captures the rhetorical device in the firstspeaker(S1)'s utterance, and distorts the original meaning to achieve S2's communicative goal.
文摘A learner’s stages of L2 development are connected by his or her L1 and culture.It is,accordingly,of paramount importance to understand the second language learners’culture and learning process and better assist them through this process in the way of teaching them English.Similarly,inter-language theory(IL)and contrastive rhetoric are affected by factors,such as learner’s L1,learning experiences,and culture.This paper talks about these two theory’s characteristics,constructs,and importance,so language instructors may better understand the L2 learning phenomena and think out better methods to help language learners improve their language skills.
文摘翻译学是一门边缘学科,其理论与许多语言学科具有密切的关系。作者通过大量例证,阐述了翻译学与语法学、语义学、语体学、语用学和修辞学之间的联系。文章的最后部分分析了美国著名作家赛珍珠的译作All Men Are Brothers(水浒传)的一个选段,以使读者由一斑窥全豹,认识到即使像赛珍珠这样著名的作家,由于没有掌握现代的翻译理论和技巧,败笔不少,许多词句诘屈聱牙、生硬晦涩,令人不知所云。为此,作者认为,文学家不等于翻译家,两者决不等同。翻译家有其自身的特点。要做一名翻译家,除了参加大量的翻译实践外,还必须精通翻译理论和技巧。在进行翻译实践时,要注意翻译理论运用,注意翻译学与其他有关语言学科之间的联系,注意不同学科之间的相互渗透,以译出内容忠实,文笔流利,思想畅达的佳作。
文摘A high level of public speaking anxiety confronts Chinese advanced learners of English,both in extemporaneous and prepared speeches.The anxiety is caused by reasons found in ESL issues,composition,and delivery.In this essay,I will illustrate different forms of speaking anxiety found in Chinese English majors.By presenting the symptoms and analyzing the causes,we shall find that it is a triumvirate of rhetoric composition,delivery,and ESL training that has produced the special anxiety for Chinese English majors.And thus it is only through the combined efforts of the triumvirate that ways of alleviating the anxiety can be found.A suggested course design that encompasses topic selection,content emphasis,progress,and assessment is finally offered.
文摘Writing fluently and expressively in English is a necessary skill for communication, as well as a required skill for Chinese students at the tertiary level. Since college students have already been trained on their Chinese writing skills for a considerable length of time and are able to write in Chinese quite successfully, the application of contrastive rhetoric in the teaching of English writing is very effective. This paper explores the possibility of teaching English writing to Chinese students at the tertiary level and proposes an approach to this teaching model.
文摘This paper classifies the definitions of rhetoric into four groups based on the defining methods in Li’s English Rhetoric and Essay Writing so that one can have a deeper understanding of the term "rhetoric".
文摘This paper classifies the definitions of rhetoric into four groups based on the defining methods in Li’s English Rhetoric and Essay Writing so that one can have a deeper understanding of the term "rhetoric"?
文摘This paper aims to expound the relationship of beauty and truth,death and eternity expressed in the poem "I Died for Beauty--But Was Scarce" through analysis it and taste the charm of simplicity,and the charm of rhetoric in the poem.
文摘Mobile phone is regarded as"the fifth media"after newspaper,radio,TV and the Internet.The mobile phone short message further highlights the importance of written signs in communication".The thumb revolution"is eagerly anticipating one kind of trend by the hand replace of mouth,sound substitute for the quiet around us.My paper will analyze the language features and the culture features of mobile phone short messages which are written in Chinese and English.
文摘Euphemism is a common phenomenon when people use language, which is not only a social language phenomenon,but also a cultural phenomenon. However, because of the differences of life habits, customs and the taboos of different cultures,we must learn to use euphemism properly in order to avoid embarrassment or unhappiness in social communication. This paper explores and analyzes on the formation of English euphemism in terms of four main aspects, for the purpose of helping people to understand and use English euphemism better and appropriately.
