In response to the controversies over the interpretation of Han Feizi’s“The Difficulties of Persuasion”,this study explored the context,audience,and purpose of this essay and analyzed his rhetorical strategies:appe...In response to the controversies over the interpretation of Han Feizi’s“The Difficulties of Persuasion”,this study explored the context,audience,and purpose of this essay and analyzed his rhetorical strategies:appeal to desire,profit,and favor and specific methods of persuasion,such as flattery,feigning,and deception.This research found that Han had devoted himself to his political ideology and seeking the benefits of his state and people,that the inconsistency between this essay and Han’s other works was a kind of remedy to the frustration of his ambition rather than a contradiction to his ideology,and that his death was more a sacrifice for his faith than an irony of his expertise of persuasion.These findings provide a new perspective to study Han Feizi,expand the understanding of Chinese rhetoric,and shed a new light on comparative rhetorical studies.展开更多
Objective:To observe and analyze the application of the bedside rhetorical teaching method in teaching nursing interns.Methods:A total of 64 nursing interns in the gastroenterology department of our hospital from July...Objective:To observe and analyze the application of the bedside rhetorical teaching method in teaching nursing interns.Methods:A total of 64 nursing interns in the gastroenterology department of our hospital from July 2022 to May 2023 were randomly divided into two groups,32 cases in the control group and 32 cases in the intervention group.The control group was given conventional teaching methods,and the intervention group was given the bedside rhetorical teaching method on the basis of the conventional teaching.The differences in the methods of teaching between the two groups were compared after the end of the internship,and there was a statistically significant difference with P<0.05.Results:The scores of the interns in the intervention group were significantly better than those of the control group in theoretical knowledge,communication skills,and case analysis items(P<0.05).Conclusion:The bedside rhetorical teaching method transforms classroom education into bedside teaching,which enables the interns to apply the theoretical knowledge to clinical practice,and has a higher improvement in the three aspects of disease knowledge,communication skills,and case analysis,cultivates the interns’comprehensive clinical skills,and lays a good foundation for the future entry into the nursing field.展开更多
English speech is a discourse delivered at an assembly or on formal occasions. As a variety of the English language, English speech has a unique presentation of its own. This paper, as its title indicates, is to analy...English speech is a discourse delivered at an assembly or on formal occasions. As a variety of the English language, English speech has a unique presentation of its own. This paper, as its title indicates, is to analyze and probe the linguistic and rhetorical features of famous English speeches with a view to improving the ability to appreciate English speeches on the part of Chinese learners of English.展开更多
Based on Rhetorical Structure Theory(RST),this study intends to investigate into the typical features of rhetorical relations in Chinese EFL learners’argumentative writing and their relationship with writing quality....Based on Rhetorical Structure Theory(RST),this study intends to investigate into the typical features of rhetorical relations in Chinese EFL learners’argumentative writing and their relationship with writing quality.A set of 60 essays(30 with the highest scores and another 30 with the lowest scores)were drawn from SWECCL(Spoken and Written English Corpus of Chinese Learners).These essays were then cut into elementary discourse units and manually annotated with rhetorical relations.Research findings show that there is no significant difference in terms of the total numbers and types of rhetorical relations between the two proficiency groups.However,comparisons of the rhetorical relations both at the intra-paragraph and at the inter-paragraph level indicate statistical differences between the two groups.展开更多
Currently,there has been a growing interest in the study of academic writing;focusing on the structural organization of academic text or specific linguistic features.However,very few studies have been done on the stru...Currently,there has been a growing interest in the study of academic writing;focusing on the structural organization of academic text or specific linguistic features.However,very few studies have been done on the structural organization of the Methods and the linguistic features link to each move.Thus,the purpose of this study is to identify rhetorical structure of the Methods of agricultural science research articles and to explore the linguistic features linked to each identified move,by analyzing thirty research articles based on Kanoksilapatham's2005 framework.Altogether,five moves were found in the Methods,showing that rhetorical structure of Methods in agricultural science has its own format.The moves and linguistic features realizing rhetorical functions may help novice researchers or learners write the Methods of science research articles effectively and professionally.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
This paper is organized into three main sections.In the first section,theories and related research on rhetorical patterns are reviewed.The second section analyzes and discusses the rhetorical patterns demonstrated in...This paper is organized into three main sections.In the first section,theories and related research on rhetorical patterns are reviewed.The second section analyzes and discusses the rhetorical patterns demonstrated in the essays of ESL learners in China and Canada.The paper is ended with a third section that discusses the implications of this research for the future studies and the teaching of ESL writing.展开更多
In the year 1946, the first computer came to the world in the USA. Later on, many countries devoted themselves to the researchof computer science, because advanced computer was also an important symbol of development ...In the year 1946, the first computer came to the world in the USA. Later on, many countries devoted themselves to the researchof computer science, because advanced computer was also an important symbol of development of science and technology. Naturally, ex-changes among countries became more and more frequent because of that. Meanwhile, English, as the most influential international language,has become increasingly important. This paper focuses on the rhetorical features of computer English. Before starting these topics, it introduc-es rhetoric briefly.展开更多
Rhetorical devices are kinds of literal form of expressions.Their application is to make the idea more striking and effective,for they have the strength to express and illustrate.An appropriate rhetorical device appea...Rhetorical devices are kinds of literal form of expressions.Their application is to make the idea more striking and effective,for they have the strength to express and illustrate.An appropriate rhetorical device appeals to the imagination,gives us vivid pictures and makes the written English impressive and interesting.For this reason,written English often uses various rhetorical devices to improve the readability and attract readers' attention and to arouse readers' interest of reading their materials.This paper mainly discusses common rhetorical devices in written English so as to help readers understand the written materials better.展开更多
This paper introduces China English and China English lexis,and analyzes the four ways of the word-formation of China English lexis:transliteration,loan translation,loan-blend and coinage.The analysis can show that Ch...This paper introduces China English and China English lexis,and analyzes the four ways of the word-formation of China English lexis:transliteration,loan translation,loan-blend and coinage.The analysis can show that China English is used to express the language system in a special situation in China,and it has brought large number of new lexis and new vision into world Englishes,which has enhanced the expressive force of English.展开更多
Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,pe...Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,personification,parallelism,overstatement,irony and pun contribute to unique charm of this masterpiece's language and thoughts.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
This paper analyzes some main rhetorical devices in Kate Chopin's short novel "The Story of An Hour" including symbolism,contrast and irony,which are benefit to promote the theme.
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream is a world famous and influential lecture on August 28,1963 at the Lincoln Memorial.To make lecture powerful,Dr.King use large number of rhetorical devices to conveyed a ...Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream is a world famous and influential lecture on August 28,1963 at the Lincoln Memorial.To make lecture powerful,Dr.King use large number of rhetorical devices to conveyed a message for justice and equality.The analysis of these rhetorical devices aims at a better understanding of the theme of the speech.展开更多
The movie Dead Poets Society is a blockbuster and attracts different researches from different perspective, such as the image and personality of characters, or the linguistic features. However, few of the researchers ...The movie Dead Poets Society is a blockbuster and attracts different researches from different perspective, such as the image and personality of characters, or the linguistic features. However, few of the researchers conduct this study by using rhetorics. Thus, this study analyze the movie based on the theories of rhetorics, hoping to give some implications to those who are interested in rhetorical analysis.展开更多
As a method of word fineness,rhetoric plays an important role in the process of translation.Due to differences of language and cultural background,rhetoric is different between English and Chinese.As a result,how to d...As a method of word fineness,rhetoric plays an important role in the process of translation.Due to differences of language and cultural background,rhetoric is different between English and Chinese.As a result,how to deal with rhetoric in translation has become a hot topic.Firstly,this paper presents the definition of rhetoric in detail.Then,four strategies are put forward to solve problems in the process of translation:literal translation,literal translation plus notes,substitution and free translation.展开更多
The most important target of advertisement rhetoric is its aesthetic effect and persuasive force.In order to get this aim,the advertisement usually resorts to the rhetoric devices.This paper firstly gives an introduct...The most important target of advertisement rhetoric is its aesthetic effect and persuasive force.In order to get this aim,the advertisement usually resorts to the rhetoric devices.This paper firstly gives an introduction to the English advertisement,and then it supplies a detailed discussion of some principal rhetorical devices used in English advertisements,that is: parallelism,repetition,pun,irony,parody,figure of speech,creating speech,rhyming and contrast.By using these rhetorical devices and the carefully-chosen words and well-balanced sentences,the advertising words are colorful and have a powerful strength of persuasion.展开更多
文摘In response to the controversies over the interpretation of Han Feizi’s“The Difficulties of Persuasion”,this study explored the context,audience,and purpose of this essay and analyzed his rhetorical strategies:appeal to desire,profit,and favor and specific methods of persuasion,such as flattery,feigning,and deception.This research found that Han had devoted himself to his political ideology and seeking the benefits of his state and people,that the inconsistency between this essay and Han’s other works was a kind of remedy to the frustration of his ambition rather than a contradiction to his ideology,and that his death was more a sacrifice for his faith than an irony of his expertise of persuasion.These findings provide a new perspective to study Han Feizi,expand the understanding of Chinese rhetoric,and shed a new light on comparative rhetorical studies.
文摘Objective:To observe and analyze the application of the bedside rhetorical teaching method in teaching nursing interns.Methods:A total of 64 nursing interns in the gastroenterology department of our hospital from July 2022 to May 2023 were randomly divided into two groups,32 cases in the control group and 32 cases in the intervention group.The control group was given conventional teaching methods,and the intervention group was given the bedside rhetorical teaching method on the basis of the conventional teaching.The differences in the methods of teaching between the two groups were compared after the end of the internship,and there was a statistically significant difference with P<0.05.Results:The scores of the interns in the intervention group were significantly better than those of the control group in theoretical knowledge,communication skills,and case analysis items(P<0.05).Conclusion:The bedside rhetorical teaching method transforms classroom education into bedside teaching,which enables the interns to apply the theoretical knowledge to clinical practice,and has a higher improvement in the three aspects of disease knowledge,communication skills,and case analysis,cultivates the interns’comprehensive clinical skills,and lays a good foundation for the future entry into the nursing field.
文摘English speech is a discourse delivered at an assembly or on formal occasions. As a variety of the English language, English speech has a unique presentation of its own. This paper, as its title indicates, is to analyze and probe the linguistic and rhetorical features of famous English speeches with a view to improving the ability to appreciate English speeches on the part of Chinese learners of English.
文摘Based on Rhetorical Structure Theory(RST),this study intends to investigate into the typical features of rhetorical relations in Chinese EFL learners’argumentative writing and their relationship with writing quality.A set of 60 essays(30 with the highest scores and another 30 with the lowest scores)were drawn from SWECCL(Spoken and Written English Corpus of Chinese Learners).These essays were then cut into elementary discourse units and manually annotated with rhetorical relations.Research findings show that there is no significant difference in terms of the total numbers and types of rhetorical relations between the two proficiency groups.However,comparisons of the rhetorical relations both at the intra-paragraph and at the inter-paragraph level indicate statistical differences between the two groups.
文摘Currently,there has been a growing interest in the study of academic writing;focusing on the structural organization of academic text or specific linguistic features.However,very few studies have been done on the structural organization of the Methods and the linguistic features link to each move.Thus,the purpose of this study is to identify rhetorical structure of the Methods of agricultural science research articles and to explore the linguistic features linked to each identified move,by analyzing thirty research articles based on Kanoksilapatham's2005 framework.Altogether,five moves were found in the Methods,showing that rhetorical structure of Methods in agricultural science has its own format.The moves and linguistic features realizing rhetorical functions may help novice researchers or learners write the Methods of science research articles effectively and professionally.
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This paper is organized into three main sections.In the first section,theories and related research on rhetorical patterns are reviewed.The second section analyzes and discusses the rhetorical patterns demonstrated in the essays of ESL learners in China and Canada.The paper is ended with a third section that discusses the implications of this research for the future studies and the teaching of ESL writing.
文摘In the year 1946, the first computer came to the world in the USA. Later on, many countries devoted themselves to the researchof computer science, because advanced computer was also an important symbol of development of science and technology. Naturally, ex-changes among countries became more and more frequent because of that. Meanwhile, English, as the most influential international language,has become increasingly important. This paper focuses on the rhetorical features of computer English. Before starting these topics, it introduc-es rhetoric briefly.
文摘Rhetorical devices are kinds of literal form of expressions.Their application is to make the idea more striking and effective,for they have the strength to express and illustrate.An appropriate rhetorical device appeals to the imagination,gives us vivid pictures and makes the written English impressive and interesting.For this reason,written English often uses various rhetorical devices to improve the readability and attract readers' attention and to arouse readers' interest of reading their materials.This paper mainly discusses common rhetorical devices in written English so as to help readers understand the written materials better.
文摘This paper introduces China English and China English lexis,and analyzes the four ways of the word-formation of China English lexis:transliteration,loan translation,loan-blend and coinage.The analysis can show that China English is used to express the language system in a special situation in China,and it has brought large number of new lexis and new vision into world Englishes,which has enhanced the expressive force of English.
文摘Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,personification,parallelism,overstatement,irony and pun contribute to unique charm of this masterpiece's language and thoughts.
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This paper analyzes some main rhetorical devices in Kate Chopin's short novel "The Story of An Hour" including symbolism,contrast and irony,which are benefit to promote the theme.
文摘Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream is a world famous and influential lecture on August 28,1963 at the Lincoln Memorial.To make lecture powerful,Dr.King use large number of rhetorical devices to conveyed a message for justice and equality.The analysis of these rhetorical devices aims at a better understanding of the theme of the speech.
文摘The movie Dead Poets Society is a blockbuster and attracts different researches from different perspective, such as the image and personality of characters, or the linguistic features. However, few of the researchers conduct this study by using rhetorics. Thus, this study analyze the movie based on the theories of rhetorics, hoping to give some implications to those who are interested in rhetorical analysis.
文摘As a method of word fineness,rhetoric plays an important role in the process of translation.Due to differences of language and cultural background,rhetoric is different between English and Chinese.As a result,how to deal with rhetoric in translation has become a hot topic.Firstly,this paper presents the definition of rhetoric in detail.Then,four strategies are put forward to solve problems in the process of translation:literal translation,literal translation plus notes,substitution and free translation.
文摘The most important target of advertisement rhetoric is its aesthetic effect and persuasive force.In order to get this aim,the advertisement usually resorts to the rhetoric devices.This paper firstly gives an introduction to the English advertisement,and then it supplies a detailed discussion of some principal rhetorical devices used in English advertisements,that is: parallelism,repetition,pun,irony,parody,figure of speech,creating speech,rhyming and contrast.By using these rhetorical devices and the carefully-chosen words and well-balanced sentences,the advertising words are colorful and have a powerful strength of persuasion.
