General Features of English Lexicon in Postmodernism Culture英语专业语言学毕业论文.docx

General Features of English Lexiconin Postmodernism CultureAcknowledgementsIn writing this paper, I have benefited from the presence of my teachers and my classmates. They generously helped me collect materials I needed and mademany invaluable suggestions. I hereby extend my grateful thanks to them for their kind help, without which the paper would not have been what it is. Particularly, I am deeply indebted to Professor Huang, my supervisor, who guided me throughout my writing of this thesis. He carefully read the whole draft and offered painstaking and precious criticism. His standards of academic excellence have made my revision an exciting and gratifying experience. I also wish to sincerely thank my classmates and friends Mina and Sophia, whose brilliant ideas and perceptive observations have proved immensely constructive. My parents took good care of my life and gave me a lot of encouragement when I was working at this thesis. They always share my weal and woe. I feelmuch grateful and heartily owe my achievement to them. Furthermore, none of this would have been possible without the help of those individuals andthe library of Huangshan University and its staff. AbstractThe postmodern culture is affecting the theory thinking and practical reformation of our language pattern in its own way. However, the mixture of blur narration and views hinders its permeability into the study of modern language system.Only throughgrasping its clear logic and ideological quintessence, can postmodern culture benefitthe innovation of modern language system. In this paper, I will analyze the general features of modern English lexicon in the atmosphere of postmodernism from the following four aspects: more brief, new meaning for old words, foreign words, coinage so as to offer enlightenments for English learners to know the relationship between language and culture and the essence of the English language.Key Words:postmodernism；language；influence；society development摘要后现代主义文化正在以自己独特