商务英语信函的词汇特征分析毕业论文

漳州师范学院毕业论文AnAnalysisofLexicalFeaturesofEnglishBusinessCorrespondence商务英语信函的词汇特征分析姓名：学号：系别：专业：年级：指导教师：2012年12月20日IAbstractChina'sforeigntradeandotherrelevanteconomicactivitiesdevelopfast.Asoneofthemosteffectivetoolsofbusinesscommunication,businesscorrespondenceisusedineveryfieldofbusinessactivities.Whilelotsofproblemsresultfromimproperdiction,meaningvagueinbusinesscorrespondence.Itisthereforeverysignificantforpeopletohaveagoodcommandofwritingskillofbusinesscorrespondence.Thepresentstudytakesbusinesscorrespondenceasaresearchobject.Thispaperanalyzesthewritingprinciplesofbusinessletters---7Cprincipleandonthetheorybasis,itsummarizesthebusinesslettersvocabularycharacteristics.Thenitisproposedthatthebusinessletter’swritingmustbeundertheguideof7Cprinciples,emphasizingthewriterofthebusinessEnglishcorrespondencemustbefamiliarwiththerelevantprofessionalknowledge,followthecharacteristicsofitswording,correctlygrasptheparticularityofitslanguage.Keywords:businesscorrespondence;lexicalfeatures;communicationII摘要我国对外经济贸易及其他相关活动日益频繁。商务沟通的最有效的工具之一就是商务信函，其使用己经遍及商务活动的各个领域。作为进出口业务进展情况的专业性书面记录，商务信函十分重要。在对外经济贸易日益频繁的同时，公司间产生了不少经济纠纷，并且在很大程度上是由商务英语信函等文件的措词不当、词义含糊不清等原因造成的。因此，掌握商务信函的写作技巧非常重要。本文以商业信函作为研究对象，分析了商务信函写作的7C原则，并以它为理论基础,总结了商务信函的词汇特点,提出了商务信函写作必须遵循7C原则,强调了必须熟悉国际商务英语信函的相关专业知识，遵循其措词的特征，正确把握其语言的特殊性，准确使用国际商务英语信函。关键词:商务信函；词汇特点；交流ContentsAbstract·····························································································I1.Introduction··················································································12.AnoverviewofbusinessEnglishcorrespondence······································22.1DefinitionofbusinessEnglishcorrespondence··········································22.2Theclassificationofbusinesscorrespondence···········································22.3Thefunctionsofbusinesscorrespondence················································33.Theoreticalfoundation------7Cprinciple·············································33.1Completeness··················································································43.2Clarity··························································································43.3Conciseness····················································································43.4Courtesy························································································53.5Consideration··················································································53.6Correctness····················································································53.7Concreteness···················································································54.ThelexicalfeaturesofbusinessEnglishcorrespondences···························64.1Usingpoliteexpressions·····································································64.2Usingthejargons·············································································74.3Usingtheacronym············································································84.4Usingformalwords··········································································94.5Usingarchaicwords·········································································115.Conclusion·····················································································11References························································································13Acknowledgements·············································································1411.IntroductionNowadays,notonlymanyChinesegoabroadtodobusiness,butalsomanyforeignerscometoChinatoinvestinChina.Theopportunitiesthatwemakedirectorindirectcontactwithforeignershavebecomemoreandmore,andtheamountofforeigntradeinourcountryhasalsoincreasedrapidly.WehavebeendoingbusinessallovertheworldandEnglishisusedasthecommonlanguagetocommunicatebetweenbusinesspeoplefromdifferentcountries.Englishhasbeenusedinletter-writing,telephoneconversations,telexes,telegraphs,faxes,e-mailsandotherformsofcommunicationeversincetheverybeginningofourforeigntrade.AndnowEnglishisincreasinglyacceptableasamediumforinternationalbusinesstransactions.Sincethe1960s,asaspecialbranchofEnglish,BusinessEnglishhasbeenseparatedbyitsuniquetechnicaltermsfromgeneralEnglish.Gradually,itisregardedasanindependentlanguagecourseandmanyuniversitieshavesetitup.Morethan400collegesanduniversitiesinourcountryhavethebusinessEnglishmajor.(LiuBaiyu,2007:34)Itcanbesaidthatweusebusinesscorrespondencetoexchangeideas,togetinformation,toexpressfeelings,todealwithbusiness,andtokeepintouchwithourpartners.Itistakenasabridgebetweenthewriterandthereader(Huang,Yao,2011:1)Withoutbusinesscorrespondence,allforeigntradeandinternationalbusinessmaynotgoon.Withthedevelopmentoftheglobaleconomy,internationalbusinesscommunicationsplayanimportantroleinforeigntrade.Ifyoucanwriteagoodbusinessletter,youwillfindareadymarketassoonaspossible.Abusinessletterdoesnotcallforelegantlanguage,butitdoesrequireustoexpressourselvesappropriatelyinplainlangua