Lexical features.ppt

Fuzziness is an important feature of the natural language, and it is adopted by journalists in news writing and broadcasting. Fuzzy word doesnt mean that the words meanings are vague and ambiguous; on the contrary, fuzzy language makes the news more reasoning. Fuzziness is a means of communication, without which, language will lose its presence as social phenomena. For example, people say this mountain is high. High here is a fuzzy word, for nobody can tell a correct height of the mountain from this word. a. Fuzzy Terms in WHO Sample Newsweek, Dec 1, 2004---Census Bureau figures for 2003 show that a third of men and nearly a quarter of women ages 30 to 34 have never been married, nearly four times the rates in 1970. Newsweek, Dec 1, 2004---Census Bureau figures for 2003 show that a third of men and nearly a quarter of women ages 30 to 34 have never been married, nearly four times the rates in 1970. Here a third of men and nearly a quarter of women are the Whos of the story. But what are the exact numbers? Probably the best the news reporter can do in this given case is to make a rough estimate like that. b. Fuzzy Terms in What Sample WASHINGTON-一Whoever wins the 2004 presidential election, the Republican Party has made major strides in this election year… WASHINGTON-一Whoever wins the 2004 presidential election, the Republican Party has made major strides in this election year… The word strides, used in a figurative way, means progress. But when is the progress big enough to be called a stride? How great and how important should a stride be to be labeled major rather than minor? And how many more strides has the Republican Party made in this election than in the past? The What here answers none of these questions precisely. c. Fuzzy Terms in When Sample At least 60 people were killed and 150 wounded yesterday when gunmen opened fire indiscriminately (随意的) on crowds in the southern Pakistani city, hospital doctors and eyewitnesses said. At least 60 pe