英语学士论文正文模板.doc

Chapter 1 Introduction English of public speaking is one of the English styles in stylistics. It plays a very important role in the political fields in western countries, which is determined by… In present linguistic works on the study of English public speaking, many linguists as Wang (王佐良,1987), Qian (钱瑗,1991), Xu (徐有志, 1992) and Feng (冯庆华, 2002) have analyzed … The view and method of Functional Grammar, postulated by M.A.K. Halliday, have been rapidly developed and widely used in the latter half of the 20th century. In his book An Introduction to Functional Grammar, Halliday (2000: 29) has clearly shown that the purpose of Functional Grammar is “to provide a means of interpreting grammatical structure, in such a way as to relate any given instance to the system of the language as a whole’’. Morden stylistic researches have depended increasingly on the results of discourse studies and benefited greatly both in theory and in practice (胡壮麟, 1994). ... If the stylistic study can be made from the functional approach, attention will be given to “language awareness raising and the impact on the choice and appropriacy of language and language functions” (John, 1996: 13). … Chapter 2 Literary Review This chapter gives a brief introduction to the basic meanings of the three metafunctions and context of situation in Functional Grammar, Stylistics and the combination of the two—Functional Stylistics. It has provided the systematic foundation for the later analysis of English inaugural addresses. 2.1 Functional Grammar The theory of Functional Grammar is one of the most influential linguistic theories in the latter half of the 20th century. Its exuberant vitality shows that it not only has deepened people’s knowledge of language, but will give more scope to the linguistic research in the new century. 2.1.1 A Brief Review of Its Development The theory of Functional Grammar grew out of the work of J.R. Firth, a British linguist of the 30s, 40s, and 50s in the 20th cent