探究萨缪尔森和诺德豪斯《经济学》（第17版）一书中的修辞手段 ——应用语言学的角度

论文摘要

本文分析了萨缪尔森和诺德豪斯《经济学(第17版)》一书中所采用的一些修辞手段,例如限制性的知识性论断、假定的词汇标志等等。本研究基于这样一个前提:加强教师和学习者对特定学科领域中修辞运用的认识是很重要的。通过分析经济学文章、发现经济学该学科领域修辞手段的运用,可以加强学生对这些修辞手段的意识,以达到帮助他们更好地理解经济类文章。 在分析所发现到的修辞手段并指出它们均为有效的修辞手段之后,本文也讨论了本研究在三个方面的教学指导意义:经济学英语(EE)教材的选用方面、经济学英语的写作方面、以及经济学英语的翻译方面。

论文目录

• Declaration
• Abstract
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
• 1.1 Starting Words
• 1.2 The Evolution of Rhetoric
• 1.3 Rhetoric & Economics
• 1.4 Why Such a Study?
• 1.5 Rhetorical Study of ESP Discourses in China
• 1.6 Organization of This Thesis
• Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review
• 2.1 Interdisciplinary Studies on Rhetoric and Sciences
• 2.2 Researches on Rhetoric and Economics
• 2.2.1 Donald McCloskey's 1983 Article: on Samuelson's Foundations
• 2.2.2 Willie Henderson on Keynes's The General Theory
• 2.2.3 Willie Henderson on Problems of Edgeworth's Mathematical Psychics: A Negative Example
• 2.2.4 Charles Bazerman on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
• 2.2.5 Other Researches
• Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework
• 3.1 The Definition of Rhetoric in the Present Study
• 3.2 Rhetorical Perspective Adopted in the Present Study
• 3.3 Application of Rhetorical Act in Economics Textbooks
• 3.4 Scope of Rhetoric Researched in the Present Study
• Chapter Ⅳ The Analysis
• 4.1 Hedged Knowledge Claims
• 4.1.1 The Notion of Hedging
• 4.1.2 Research Focus: Lexical Hedges in Knowledge Claims
• 4.1.3 The Phenomenon
• 4.1.4 The Rhetorical Functions
• 4.2 Lexical Signals for Hypotheticality
• 4.2.1 Hypotheticality in Economics
• 4.2.2 The Detected Signals
• 4.3 Lexical Abstraction Derived from Simplified Unrealistic Models
• 4.3.1 Abstraction in Unrealistic Models
• 4.3.2 The Detected Abstract Words
• 4.4 Particular Usage of First Person Pronoun Plural & Singular
• 4.4.1 The First Person Pronoun
• 4.4.2 The Detected Usage of "we"
• 4.4.3 The Detected Particular "I"
• 4.4.4 Remarks
• 4.5 Metaphor
• 4.5.1 Metaphor & Economics
• 4.5.2 The Detected Metaphors
• 4.5.3 Findings & Remarks
• 4.6 Rhetorical Flourishes: beyond the Words
• 4.6.1 The Rhetorical Structure
• 4.6.2 The Virtual Dialogue
• 4.6.3 Rhetorical Questions
• 4.6.4 Quotations
• 4.6.5 Rhetorical Section and Episode Titles
• Chapter Ⅴ Discussion: Factors Influencing the Manipulation of Rhetoric in Economics
• Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion and Pedagogical Implications
• 6.1 Conclusion
• 6.1.1 Summary of the Thesis
• 6.1.2 Limitations of the Thesis and Suggestions for Further Study
• 6.2 Pedagogical Implications
• 6.2.1 Implication for EE Teaching Material Selecting
• 6.2.2 Implication for EE Writing
• 6.2.3 Implication for EE Translating
• Notes
• References
• Appendices
• Appendix A: Hedged Knowledge Claims in Chapter 32
• Appendix B: Occurrence of the First Person Singular Pronoun in Samuelson and Nordhaus's Economics
• Appendix C: Metaphors in Samuelson and Nordhaus's Economics