英语报刊标题的语言文化特征分析

论文摘要

在当今信息化的社会生活中,随着工作、生活节奏的加快,我们正逐渐步入新闻的“读题时代”,新闻标题对于整篇新闻的重要性越来越突出。由于英语新闻与西方国家的社会生活息息相关,报道涉及政治、经济、科学、教育、风俗、信仰等各个方面的事件,因此,英语新闻标题不仅形成了自己独特的语言特点,而且其内容和形式也深深地烙刻上了西方国家的文化印迹。本文结合关联理论,研究分析英语新闻标题的语言和文化特征。从关联理论的角度看,英语新闻标题阅读可以被视为是记者、编辑与读者之间的明示—推理交际过程。由于新闻标题是语境效果和处理假设付出努力之间最佳比率的产物,因而新闻标题也就是新闻内容与读者之间的最佳关联。为实现最佳关联,记者、编辑在新闻标题中设置了语言和文化信息作为明示,这也使我们可以从一个独特的视角来探讨英语新闻标题的语言和文化特征。本文从语言特征和文化特征两个方面,全面系统地分析研究英语报刊标题的特点,以期给新闻标题制作及英语报刊阅读教学一定的启迪与指导。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Contents
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Significance of the Research
• 1.2 Purpose of the Research
• 1.3 Structure of the Research
• Chapter Two Literature Review
• 2.1 Definition of English News Headline
• 2.2 Classifications of English News Headline
• 2.2.1 Classification in terms of "Deck"
• 2.2.2 Classification in terms of "Column"
• 2.3 The Functions of English News Headline
• 2.3.1 Informative Function
• 2.3.2 Attractive Function
• 2.3.3 Evaluating Function
• 2.3.4 Beautifying Function
• 2.4 The Previous Study of English News Headline
• 2.4.1 Research from the Perspective of Stylistic
• 2.4.2 Research from the Perspective of Rhetoric
• 2.4.3 Research from the Perspective of Translation
• 2.4.4 Research from the Perspective of Comparative Study
• Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation
• 3.1 Language and Culture
• 3.1.1 Language
• 3.1.2 Culture
• 3.1.3 Relationship of Language and Culture
• 3.2 Relevance Theory
• 3.2.1 Ostensive-Inferential Communication
• 3.2.2 Optimal relevance
• 3.2.2.1 Two principles of relevance
• 3.2.2.2 Contextual effects and processing effort
• 3.2.2.3 Optimal Relevance
• 3.2.3 Context and Cultural Context
• Chapter Four Application of Relevance Theory in an analysis ofLinguistic and Cultural Features of English News Headline
• 4.1 Relevance Theory approach to English News Headline
• 4.1.1 English News Headline as an Ostensive-Inferential Communication
• 4.1.2 English News Headline as the Relevance Optimizer
• 4.1.3 English News Headline and Cultural Context
• 4.2 Linguistic Features of English News Headline to Achieve Optimal Relevance
• 4.2.1 Brief and Informative
• 4.2.1.1 Lexical Features
• 4.2.1.2 Grammatical Features
• 4.2.2 Vivid and Attractive
• 4.2.2.1 Lexical Features
• 4.2.2.2 Grammatical Features
• 4.2.2.3 Rhetorical Features
• 4.3 Cultural Features of English News Headline to Achieve Optimal Relevance
• 4.3.1 Lexical Expressions of cultural factors in English News Headline
• 4.3.1.1 Culture loaded words
• 4.3.1.2 Neologism
• 4.3.1.3 Loan-word
• 4.3.1.4 Slang
• 4.3.1.5 Idiom
• 4.3.1.6 Euphemism
• 4.3.2 Rhetorical Expressions of Cultural Factors in English News Headline
• Chapter Five The Cultural Function of English NewsHeadline--Reflecting and Transmitting the Dominant Culture Values
• 5.1 Cultural Function of English News Headline
• 5.2 English News Headline Reflecting and Transmitting the Dominant Culture Values
• 5.2.1 Individualism
• 5.2.1.1 Freedom
• 5.2.1.2 Equality
• 5.2.1.3 Privacy
• 5.2.2 Universalism
• 5.2.2.1 US-led
• 5.2.2.2 Human Rights
• Chapter Six Implication
• 6.1 Implication for English News Headline Writing
• 6.2 Implication for English Newspaper Teaching
• Chapter Seven Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements