ResearchofAdverbModifiersinEnglishInauguralSpeech
YuHuiling(于慧玲)(ForeignLanguageSchoolofSouthwestUniversity,Beibei,Chongqing400715)
中图分类号：H042文献标识码：A文章编号：1003-2738（2012）02-0076-01
Abstract:Inauguralspeechisakindofpoliticalspeech,andaimingtoreachacertainpoliticalpurpose,thespeakercompetesaparticularofficeoracertainworkbythewayofself-promotion.Inauguralspeechrequiresthatspeakersshouldpossessgoodpsychologicalqualityandhigherlanguagelevel.Therefore,inauguralspeechnotonlyexpressesthereality,butalsohasastrongappeal,inwhichthequalifiersundoubtedlyplayavitalroleamongallmeansofgrammar.Throughtheanalysisofsevenclassicalinauguralspeechesandlistinghistograms,thisthesisanalyzesthefrequencyofusingadverbsintheinauguralspeech.
Keywords:adverbs;inauguralspeech;manneradverb;degreeadverb;stressadverb
1．Introduction
Theprimaryfunctionoftheinauguralspeechistoimplementtheself-promotionbythewayofarguingbyreasoning.Asanactiveandcontagiousinauguralspeech,theresearchoncharacteristicsofitslanguageanalysispilesoutoneafteranother,relativelyspeaking,theresearchonacertainpartofspeechintheinauguralspeechhasreceivedenoughattention.ThecorpusofthispaperisselectedfromU.S.president’sinauguralspeechofallpreviousyears.Intermsofthefrequencyoftheuseofadverbmodifiersofeightcategories,thispaperliststhehistogramstoanalyzeandcomparethemostfrequentuseofthecertaintypeofadverbs.
2．theapplicationofadverbmodifiersinInauguralspeech
2.1thefrequencyofuseofeightcategoriesofadverbmodifiersininauguralspeech
Fromthelistedgraph,itcanbeseenthatthemanneradverbs,stressedadverbsanddegreeadverbsarefrequentlyusedthanotheradverbsintheinauguralspeech.First,intheinauguralspeech,mannerverbsarethemostfrequentlyused,andtherateofitsaverageutilizationreachesmorethan30%,evenupto40%,significantlyhigherthanotheradverbs.Second,therateofitsaverageutilizationofstressedanddegreeadverbsarealsomorethan20%,upto36%.
2.2thepragmaticfunctionsofadverbmodifiersininauguralspeech
Theaboveanalysisstatesclearlythatwiththeadverbs,avividspeechisinterpreted,resultingthatthespeakerreaditoutwithapowerfultone,andtheaudiencealsocouldquicklyandefficientlyunderstandthespeaker'spurposeandattitude.Here,thisthesismainlyanalyzesthepragmaticfunctionsofthemanneradverbsanddegreeadverbsintheinauguralspeech.
2.2.1manneradverbsininauguralspeech
Thefunctionofinauguralspeechistoallowtheaudiencetounderstandandsupportthespeaker'spoliticalviews,politicalideasandself-promotion.Reflectedinthestyle,theinauguralspeechmustbeaccurateandconcise,popularandvivid.Generallyspeaking,speechtimeshouldbecontrolledwithin10minutesorless.Oppositetosomelongerclause,pre-modifiers,andpost-modifiers,manneradverbsoccupylessspace,andareprovidedwiththefunctionofconcentratinginformation,whichismoreconsistentwithprinciplesthatinauguralspeechbefollowedinspaceandtime.
2.2.2thedegreeadverbsininauguralspeech
Inauguralspeechisoneofthewaystoexpresscandidates’politicalideaandpoliticalaspiration,anditisatooltoexchangeideas,expressemotions,andtransmitinformation.Therefore,itisessentialtoimprovethequalityofspeechandmaintaintheaccuracyofthelanguage.ThelanguageusedinSpeechmustbeprecisesoastoclearlydemonstratethefactsandthethought.Degreeadverbsandstressedadverbsmean"tosomedegree",usedinthetext,andundoubtedlyenhancetheaccuracyandauthenticityofspeeches.
3、Conclusion
Fromtheaboveanalysis,itcanbeseenthatadverbactsasasignificantroleinconcentratinginformation,savingspace,enhancingtone,andincreasingthevividnessandaccuracyofthestatement,atthesametime,hitsoffthecharacteristicsofinauguralspeech,thatis,agitation,authenticity,andsimplicity.Properuseofadverbsisbeneficialtointensifyingthethemeofspeech,deepeningtheexpressionofthestatement,andsettingofftheatmosphere,whichmoreaccuratelyandprofoundexpressesthespeaker’sattitudesandemotions,andcausestheaudience'ssympathy,soastoachievethepurposesofinauguralspeech,thatistoimplementtheself-promotion.
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Authorbriefintroduction：YuHuiling(1988-),female,theHannationality,fromShanxi,nowstudyingattheForeignLanguageSchoolofSouthwestUniversity,mainlydoingtheresearchonEnglishlinguistics,teachingmethodetc.