英语报刊选读结课小论文-英语新闻的语言特色

外国语学院英文报刊选读结课论文论文题目:FeaturesOfEnglishNewsLanguage班级：2014级英语1班姓名：荣璐学号：2014505009指导教师：段丽丽2015年12月20日FeaturesofEnglishNewsLanguage英语新闻的语言特色Abstract:Withthedeepeningoftheeconomicandculturalglobalization,moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldaredesperatelyneedtimelyaccesstonewsituations,newexperienceandnewthings,andthenewsisanimportantwayofassemblinginformationfromallovertheworld.Hence,tomasterthefeaturesofEnglishlanguagesisofgreatbenefittoimprovetheabilityofreadingandunderstandingEnglishnews.Keywords:Englishnewslanguages;features;sentencestuctureI.IntroductionHavingenteredintothetwenty-firstcentury,theconnectionbetweenChinaandtheotherpartsoftheworldisbecomingmoreandmoreinseparable.Itisknowntothatmoreandmorepeoplegettoknowtheworldnotjustfrombooks,butfromothermedia,suchasnewspapers,radio,televisionandInternet.Listeningto,watchingorreadingEnglishnewshasbecomesuchanimportantwayforpeopletounderstandallkindsofimportanteventsthatoccurinthecurrentworld,toobtainvaluableinformationinvariousfields,andtolearnandmasterEnglish.Hence,itisnodoubtthatweshouldmasterthefeaturesofEnglishlanguageswhichwillhelpusacquiretheinformationtheyneedtimelyandconveniently.II.ThefeaturesofEnglishlanguages1.ThelexicalfeaturesofEnglishlanguagesInordertoexpandpublicityandattractreaders,timelyreportingofsocialevents,thenewsvocabularynotonlystrivetobeconcise,butalsohadtopursueinnovativeandeye-catching,resultinginalotof‘JournalisticWords’,formedauniquevocabularyfeatures.a.AbbreviationsAbbreviationscanberoughlydevidedintotwokinds,thefirstoneisindividualabbreviationsforlongewords,suchas:①biz=business②dorm=dormitory③rep=representive④HQ=headquaters⑤Tel=telephone⑥CO.=companyTheotheroneisalsoknownasacronyms,mostlythefirstletterofafewwordswillbeaddedtogethertoformanewwords,allincapitallettersspelling,toreplaceasetofcomplexandlengthywordorphrase.Therearesomeexamples：①NASA=NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(美国航空航天局)②CIA=CentralIntelligenceAgency(美国中央情报局)③CIS=CommonwealthofIndependentStates(独立国家联合体)④MIA=MissinginAction(战争中失踪的人）⑤NPC=NationalPeople’sCongress(中国人民代表大会)⑥OIC=OrganizationoftheIslamicConference(伊斯兰会议组织)b.BlendingwordsandderivativewordsTheuesofblendingwordsandderivativewordsisbecausenews’brevity.Forexample,①heliport=helicopter+airport直升飞机场②videophone=video+telephone可视电话③newscast=news+broadcast新闻广播④medicare=medical+care医疗保障方案⑤comsat=communication+stallite通讯工具⑥interpol=international+police国际警察DerivationisthemajorwayofmodernEnglishword-formation,herearesomecommonaffixinnewspapers:①by-“副的，次要的”:byproduct副产品、bywork副业②-an,-ian“……地方的人，精通……的人”:American、historian③-acy“性质、状态、境遇”:accuracy精度、diplomacy外交④-ise/ize“使……化；……化”:computerize计算机化、modernize使现代化⑤under-“低于”:underfeed不喂饱、underreport低报c.SlangTheuseofslangisinordertocaterthetastesofdifferentreaders,avoidthesamewords,andalsotomakereadersfeelmorecordial,natural,humorous,lively,likeHave-a-goworkersfoilwageraiders.积极要求加工资的工人挫败削减工资的工人。Herearemoreexamples:①buck美元②buddy男子最亲近的男友③jackup抬高物价④road-hog乱开车的人⑤righton哇⑥yellowdogcontract雇主与工人签订的合同（其中规定工人不准加入工会）D.nominalizationTherearemanynounsinnewspaperswhicharedevelopedfromverbs,theycanshowtheactionandstate.Thisapproachcanmakesentencessimpleandshort.①Thetransplantcommunity’sreactionhasbeenoneofapprovalandacceptance.②Whenthenewsystemimplemented,therewassomeconcernthatsometransplantcenterswouldgamethesystem.③Freemencautionedthatcontinuingshortageoforgansisthesinglemajorimpedimenttowardsincreasingpatientandgraftsuevivalrates.e.LoanwordsNewsreportsareoftenmixedwithanumberofforeignwordstoaddasenseofnovelty,arosethereader'sinterest.①TwoweeksagoshewasinMoscow,andherprivatemeetingwithPresidentGorbchev,whomshewarnedaboutbackslidingonperestroika,toppedthemainSovietTVeveningnewsbroadcast.perestroika为俄语，意为“改革”，词义相当于英文reform②ToSanFranciscofengshuiguruStevenPost,whohasinterestgrowfroma“trikletoatorrent”,theassumptionthatpeopleareaffectedbytheirsurroundingsiscommonsense.Fengshui风水，直接借用汉字并与之同义2.Syntacticfeaturesa.Withasimplemethodtoexpressthecharacter'spersonalityandcharacter,notarelativeclausewithoutapposition,andjustputadjectivesinfrontoftheoccupation,titleorthenameofapersonFrancoisHollandearrivedinHavanaonSunday,thefirstFrenchpresidenttovisitCubainmorethanacentury,cementingFrance’sleadintheEUrapprochementwiththeisland.b.SentenceislongerandthestuctureislooseInnewsreports,inordertoprovideasmuchaspossibleinformationwithinashortspace,thesentencesarelonger.①Manyministersfromthepreviousgovernmentheldontotheirjobs,includingFinanceMinisterGeorgeOsborne,anotherpotentialleaderwhowaspromotedtoapostasCameron’sNo2ingovernment.②WiththeexceptionofnationalistsinScotland,theelectionleftBritain’soppsitionindisarray,followingFriday’sresignationsofLabourleaderEdMilibandandLiberalDemocratchiefNickClegg.c.FrequentuseofthepassivevoiceInmostcases,thedominantpositionoftheEnglishnewsistheactivevoice,becausetheuseoftheactivevoicecanmakethereaderhaveadirectfeeling,butwhentheeventneedstoemphasizetherecipientsoftheevent,usingthepassivevoiceismorelikelytoachievethegoal.TheTibetautonomousregion,whichsharesaborderwithNe