Re-exploring O. Henry’s Short Stories——A Corpus-Based Pilot Study 英语论文.docVIP

Re-exploring O. Henry’s Short Stories——A Corpus-Based Pilot Study 【摘? 要】本文试图采用语料库的方法从文体学视角分析欧?亨利小说集《四百万》。研究揭示，通过语料库软件计算出的总体统计数据，为有关欧?亨利小说广泛认同的文学阐释提供了更为具体的描述基础。在探讨小说场景和基本主题方面，重现序列的搭配及频数信息发现了前人并未关注过的语言学特征。 【关键词】语料库；欧?亨利；场景；主题 Abstract：This article attempts to apply corpus-based method to a stylistic interpretation of O. Henry’s short story collection The Four Million. It is shown that the overall statistics computed by corpus software has provided a more detailed descriptive basis for widely accepted literary interpretations of his stories. In terms of story settings and general themes, the coll