英语新闻标题语言特征.docVIP

摘 要 英语新闻时效性强，能为人们带来关于世界的最新资讯。新闻的重要部分，能人们迅速获取资讯大部分人在最短的时间内获取最多的信息。因此，。本文分为三个部分，第一部分介绍了英语新闻标题定义，第二部分全面地阐述了英语新闻标题的特点，第三部分英语新闻总结。在新闻中，标题占有举足轻重的地位。文章在上述的分析和讨论的基础上，对英语新闻标题的进行总结，结合实例，旨在广大英语新闻阅读者更好地理解新闻内容欣赏其语言艺术美新闻标题ABSTRACT Journalistic English has played a crucial role today, both in people’s daily life and public affairs. In the composition of news, headline is the part and parcel. Therefore, an excellent headline can attract people and move them. In an effort to present a better understanding of English news headline, this paper introduces the definition, development and functions of English news headline as well as providing a comprehensive expatiation on the features of English news headline from lexical, grammatical, rhetorical devices and punctuation, with a great number of examples. At the last part, the paper summarizes the language features of English news headline. This paper intends to help readers have a better understanding of English news, and at the same time, enjoy the beauty of news language. Key words：News headline; lexical features; rhetorical features; grammatical features; features of punctuation  Contents 1．Introduction 2 2．Researches on English news headlines 2 3．Functions of English news headlines 4 4．Language features of English news headlines 6 4.1 Lexical features 6 4.1.1 Use of midget words 6 4.1.2 Use of clipped words and initialisms 7 4.1.3 Use of vogue words 7 4.2 Rhetorical features 8 4.2.1 Use of metaphor 8 4.2.2 Use of rhyme 8 4.2.3 Use of antithesis 8 4.2.4 Use of pun 9 4.2.5 Use of hyperbole 9 4.3 Grammatical features 9 4.3.1 Omission 10 4.3.2 Tense 11 4.3.3 Voice 12 4.3.4 Syntactic features 12 4.4 Features of punctuation 14 4.4.1Special use of comma 14 4.4.2 Special use of dash 14 4.4.3 Special use of colons 15 4.4.4 Special use of question mark 15 5．Conclusion 16 Acknowledgements 17 References 19  1．Introduction Nowadays communicating with the outside world is becoming more and more vital. As a result, information plays an inc