商务英语词汇特征分析及应用商务英语毕业论文Word下载.docx

商务英语词汇特征分析及应用商务英语毕业论文Word下载.docx

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KeyWords:

lexicalfeatures;

application;

normalization

摘要

商务英语词汇通俗易懂、用词正式严密、简明扼要、平易朴实，商务英语词汇揭露语言使用的输入和输出情况。

因此其显得尤为重要。

在国际交易和交流的大背景下，随着商务英语的使用率上升，其逐渐形成自己与众不同的词汇特征，商务英语词汇兼具普通词汇的特征和自己的独特性。

本文主要从对比分析法，文献分析法,个案研究法入手，力求使用对比分析的方法从定性和定量两个方面进行较为详尽的分析。

致力于探寻词汇的特征和应用的普遍规律。

首先本文介绍了商务英语词汇的分类并将其划分为四类，在每个词汇分类中，或多或少的提及到商务英语词汇的特征，为第二章详尽的阐述打下了基础。

第二章结合一些具体的实例把词汇特征划分为三类。

其次对于商务英语词汇的特征进行了详细的分析。

第三章是词汇在不同领域的应用，也强调了词汇的丰富性。

接着选出每个特征中具有代表性的词汇加以应用到这些商务领域中来，也增添了一些新的观点以及强调应用时应注意的要点。

本文以商务英语最常出现的词汇及现象为例，总结出其普遍特征及发现在应用时这些词汇是如何发挥作用的，本文力求用最简单、高效的方式掌握商务英语词汇。

关键词：

词汇特征；

应用;

名词化

Acknowledgments

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Introduction

BusinessEnglishisthemostsignificantoneamongfunctionalvariantsinEnglish.Itsappearanceisanecessaryoutcomeofsocialdevelopmentandaninevitabletendencyforlinguisticdevelopment.BusinessEnglishcameintobeingastheresultofEnglishspecificpurposes.Moreover,itisanevidentforitsadaptabilityandpopularityanditmanifestsstrongvitalityincreasingly.ItcombinestheknowledgeoflanguageandBusiness.Meanwhile,theusingoflanguagehasbeentestedduringthecommercialactivities.Vocabularyisaminimumcarrierofbusinessexpertise.BusinessEnglishisanimportantlanguagewithcommunicativefunctions,thestudyandcomprehendfortheirlexicalfeatureisthefirststepforsuccessfulcommunication.Therefore,weshouldmastertheBusinesslexicalfeaturesexpertlyandaccurately.Ontheotherhand,weshouldbesensitivetohowtoemploytheBusinessEnglishvocabularywithpragmaticstrategiesindifferentfieldsofBusiness.

Quiteafewresearcheshavestudiedfromthepointofsemantic,syntax,pragmatic.ThisthesiswillcombinethepreviousstudiesonthebasisoflexicalrulestoanalyzethefeaturesandapplicationsofBusinessEnglishvocabulary.Thepurposesofthethesisare:

FirstistofindthesortsofbusinessEnglishlexicons.

SecondistocontrastbusinessEnglishvocabularywithcommonvocabularyandmakeaconcreteanalysisoflexicalfeatures.

ThirdistointerpretthefieldswhichbusinessEnglishappliesin.

Fourthistocombinethelexicalfeatureswithapplications.

Thethesisaimstoanswerthequestions:

WhatisthebusinessEnglishvocabulary?

WhataretheBusinessEnglishlexicalfeaturesandapplications?

Howdothebusinesslexicalfeaturesapplyinpractice?

Inaccordancetoaboveideas,thewriteranalyzesthequestionsfromtheoreticalandparticleexamples.IthopestoimprovetheEnglishlearningandprovideguidancehowtomastertheBusinessEnglishlexicalfeatureswellandapplythemefficiently.Thethesisusesmethodsofcontrast,whichcomparesbusinessEnglishvocabularyandcommonvocabularyandanalyzesthedifferencesandconnectionsbetweenthem.Italsousestheliteratureanalysis,italsotriestoresearchrelevantmaterials,carefullyandsystematicallystudyrelevanttheoriesandexperiencearticlesofotherstoimprovemyprofessionallevelandprovidestrongtheoreticalsupport.Meanwhile,casestudymethodhasbeenused.Thispaperfocusesontypicalexamplestoseekeffectivewaysforfeatureanalysisandapplication.

Inordertoprovideanexplicitlogicalorderofthestudy,itconsistsof3chapters.Firstlyitisanintroductionofthebackgroundsandtheobjectiveofthestudy,Chapteronedividesitintofoursortsandcombineswithcases.ChaptertwobeginswithacomparisonbetweenbusinessEnglishandcommonvocabularyinfouraspectsanddemonstratesthefeaturesoflexicon.Inchapterthree,itpresentsdifferentareasoflexicalapplicationsandmainlyillustrateshowtheyaffectthelexicalapplication.Moreover,ineveryareaoflexicalapplication,thethesisofferssomeadditionalpointstothevocabularylearning.Finally,thisthesisoffersacomprehensiveconclusionaboutthemainfindings,lexicalfeaturesandapplication.Theattitudeandlearningwayswereprovidedinthestudy,too.

1TheClassificationofBusinessVocabulary

ListeningandwritingarethebasiccontentforstudyingEnglish.Therefore,vocabularyisthekeytocommercialactivities.BusinessEnglishincludesmanyfieldssuchasthetechnicalandtechnologyimport,theinvestmentpromotion,foreignprojectcontractingandlaborservice,foreigninsuranceandoverseasinvestmentandtheinternationaltransport.BusinessEnglishcoversawiderangeoffields.

ExceptthecommonBusinessEnglishvocabularywhichcontainsthearticle,preposition,andconjunction,adjectiveandsomenounsandverbs.BusinessEnglishvocabularymaybeclassifiedintofourparts:

specializedvocabulary,semi-professionalvocabulary,archaismandloanword.

1.1SpecializedLexicon

NomatteritisChineseorEnglish,anyprofessionhasprofessionalvocabulary.Everyspecializedtermhasitsownspecialmeaning.UsingcommercialspecializedtermsfrequentlyisoneofthetypicallanguagecharacteristicanduniquestyleinBusinessEnglish.AlargeamountofspecializedlexiconisusedinBusinesscorrespondenceandcommercialcontracts.

Ex.1-1

“Invoice”meansalistofgoodsthathavebeensoldorshowingwhatyoumustpay.

Ex.1-2

“Documentagainstpayment”

Ex.1-3

“Letterofcredit（L/C）”;

“firmoffer”;

“cashwithorder”

Ex.1-4

“Cleandraft”“sightdraft”and“timedraft”.

Thenamesofitemsaretoonumeroustoenumerate.Moreattentionshouldbepaid,thetermswillbetranslatedintodifferentmeaningswhichisuptothecountries

1.2Semi-professionalLexicon

TheSemi-professionalvocabularyisaBusinessmeaningincommercialcontextwhichwasgeneratedfromcommonBusinessword.（Feng2017）Besides,itisthemostdifficultparttomasterbecausethenumberofSemi-professionalvocabularyislarge,anditwillformdifferentwordsindifferentcontexts.Wecalledit“polysemy”.

Table1theEvolutionofSemi-professionalvocabularyunderthecognitivelinguistics

words

Basicmeaning

Extendedcommonmeaning

Extendedbusinessmeaning

establishment

foundation

Organization,group,potentate,authority

Enterprise,hotel,restaurant

maturity

growup

Mature,experienced

（bond,insurance,loan）Expire,（market）saturation

margin

blank

Edge,balance,space

Interest,deposit

Fromtheformwecanknowtherearefourtypesforextendingwords’meaning,theyaremetaphor,metonymy,embodimentandgeneralization.

1.3ArchaismVocabulary

Inordertomanifesttheseriousandsolemncharacteristicofcommercialcontractandletters.Andwealsofoundthatdisputeswhichinvolveforeigninterestoccurineconomicactivities.Thesedisputeshaveahighfrequency;

mostofthemwerecausedbythecontracttext.Theusingofarchaismvocabularyc