对中美职业女性语言的批判性话语的研究——《欲望都市》与《好想好像谈恋爱》的个案的研究.pdf

COMPARISON OF BOTH AMERICAN AND CHINESE CAREER WOMEN’S LANGUAGE FEATURES IN TERMS OF CRITICAL DISCOURS ANALYSIS — Case Study of Sex and the City and I Really Want a Date By Wang Hui Under the supervision of Prof. Zhu Yue A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2008 Acknowledgements I wish to avail myself of this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all those who have offered me help in the course of writing the thesis. Firstly, I am sincerely indebted to my supervisor, Professor Zhu Yue, for his inspiring encouragement, detailed suggestions, patient spurs and effective guidance in the course of writing this thesis, which make it possible to finish my thesis. My thanks also go to all the teachers of the School of Foreign Studies of Anhui University, especially, Professor Zhou Fangzhu, Professor Zhang Ming, Porfessor Chen Zhenfa, Dr. Hu Jian, Dr. Yang Lin, and many others for their unfailing encouragement and delicate instructions. Finally, I am very grateful to my classmates, Chen Kui and Zhang Zongjie who have not only given me the necessary moral support but also offered me many good suggestions and help. i Abstract Gender and language research has been a major