根据系统功能语法理论分析科技英语中的动词

论文摘要

科技英语作为一种功能型的写作文体,是在通用英语的基础上发展起来的。语言在长期发展过程中已逐渐形成了其本身在形式、词汇和语言规则上的特点。就科技英语而言,动词在其中发挥着非常重要的作用,其目的是为了表达人们在现实世界中的各种经历。所以现在很多的学者都开始努力利用系统功能语法分析科技英语。即便如此,现在将该理论和科技英语中的动词结合起来进行研究的还远远不够。本文尝试从系统功能语法来研究科技英语中的动词,目的是为了证实将系统功能理论和科技英语中的动词结合起来分析会有明显的效果。所以基于系统功能语法有关元功能理论,本文分析动词在科技英语语篇中的使用情况及其功能。同时通过举例分析科技英语语篇中的概念功能与动词的联系。为了阐述这个话题,作者主要通过分析大量的科技语篇对及物性和语态方面进行了详细解释,特别是把物质过程和关系过程运用到了科技英语动词的分析过程中。此篇论文的研究是为了提高科技英语文体语言的准确性,并能增强科技英语学习者对科技语言操作的敏感性,有助于揭示科技语篇所蕴涵的意识形态意义,最终为科技英语的翻译和应用奠定坚实的基础。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter One Introduction
• Chapter Two An Overview of the Systemic-Function
• 2.1 The Systemic-Functional Grammar
• 2.2 Three Metafunctions
• 2.2.1 The Ideational Function
• 2.2.1.1 Material Process
• 2.2.1.2 Mental Process
• 2.2.1.3 Relational Process
• 2.2.1.4 Behavioral Process
• 2.2.1.5 Verbal Process
• 2.2.1.6 Existential Process
• 2.2.2 The Interpersonal Function
• 2.2.3 The Textual Function
• 2.2.3.1 Theme
• 2.2.3.2 Cohesion
• Chapter Three Introducing EST
• 3.1 Lexical Features
• 3.1.1 A Preference for Both Exact and Formal Words and Personal and Humorous Words
• 3.1.2 Comparatively Heavy Use of Technical Words and Semi-technical Words
• 3.1.3 A Preference for Strong Verbs and Verbals
• 3.1.4 A Favor for Abbreviations, Coinages and Borrowed Words
• 3.1.4.1 Blends
• 3.1.4.2 Initialisms and Acronyms
• 3.1.4.3 Clipped Words
• 3.1.4.4 Coinages
• 3.1.4.5 Imagery
• 3.1.4.6 Borrowed Words
• 3.1.5 Unique Word-Building Devices
• 3.1.5.1 Affixation
• 3.1.5.2 Compounding
• 3.1.5.3 Conversion
• 3.2 Syntactic Features
• 3.2.1 Conditions
• 3.2.2 Certain Contractions
• 3.2.2.1 Typical Noun Constructions
• 3.2.2.2 Short-form Relative Clauses
• 3.2.2.3 Others
• 3.2.3 Alternative of Short and Long Sentences
• 3.2.4 Stative Structure
• 3.3 Stylistic Features
• 3.3.1 The Formal Written Style
• 3.3.2 The Informational Communicative Style
• 3.4 Classification of the English Verbs in EST
• 3.4.1 Predicate Verbs
• 3.4.1.1 Transitive Verbs
• 3.4.1.2 Intransitive Verbs
• 3.4.2 Non-Predicate Verbs
• 3.4.2.1 Modal Verbs
• 3.4.2.2 Infinitive Verbs
• 3.4.2.3 Linking Verbs
• 3.5 The Significance of Studying Verbs in EST
• Chapter Four Systemic-Functional Grammar Based Study of Verbs in EST
• 4.1 Analysis of Verbs from the Perspective of Ideational Function
• 4.1.1 The Choice of Processes in EST Context
• 4.1.2 The Choice of Voice in EST Context
• 4.1.2.1 Passive Voice
• 4.1.2.2 Static State and Dynamic State
• 4.1.3 Using Behavioral Processes More than Existential processes
• 4.2 Analysis of Verbs from the Perspective of Interpersonal Function
• 4.2.1 Mood
• 4.2.2 Modality
• 4.2.2.1 Modal Verbs Expressing Possibility
• 4.2.2.2 Modal Verbs Expressing Judgment or Obligation
• 4.2.2.3 Modal Verbs Expressing Prediction
• 4.3 Analysis of Verbs from the Perspective of Textual Function
• 4.3.1 Textual Metafunction
• 4.3.2 Text Meaning
• 4.3.3 Cohesive Devices
• 4.3.3.1 Substitution
• 4.3.3.2 Repetition
• 4.3.3.3 Ellipsis
• 4.3.4 Text Strategy
• 4.3.4.1 Repetition Avoidance
• 4.3.4.2 Verb Hedge
• 4.4 Application of Grammatical Metaphor in EST
• 4.4.1 Holliday's Grammatical Metaphor Theory
• 4.4.2 Grammatical Metaphor and Verbs in EST
• Chapter Five Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements