商务合同的语言特点_43731.doc

商务合同的语言特点 【摘要】：继中国加入世贸组织，二十一世纪，各行各业的对外贸易业务发展尤其迅速，签订的各种类型的合同也越来越多。根据签订合同的双方商定的协议，约定双方必须担负的责任以及必须履行的义务，所以，商务合同是一种具有法律效应的应用文书，有其特殊的语言风格和语言现象，合同语言准确，严谨，正式且规范，用词非常讲究。本文通过大量例句来充分解释英文商务合同的语言特点，即：用词准确，用词正式以及普通词汇的特殊意义。 关键字：商务合同、语言、特点、解释。 【Abstract】: Along with china joint the WTO, in the 21st century, development of all foreign trade business is quite rapidly, so that, there are various types of contract has been signed. According to the contract agreed between the parties of the agreement, which agreed the responsibility and obligation that each party shall to be responsible for and executive. So, business contract is a legal effect of the application of the instruments, it has its special language style and language phenomenon. Language in contract is accurate, compact, formal and canonical, it is extremely particular about choosing words .There are large quantity of illustrative sentences to explain the language characters of English business contract in this thesis, which is exact words, official words and special meaning of ordinary words. Key words: business contract, language, character, explain一、用词准确 合同具有法律约束力，商务合同更是如此，要将合同双方的意愿清楚明了的表达出来。最先要做到的就是要求语言明确清晰，正如公文所要求的力求明确的语言特征。然而，这一特点有需要做到用词准确，明确区分同义词与近义词之间的微妙区别，不可混淆。因此，要尽最大可能把商务合同中的一切条件写的准确无误。笔者大都会尽量多用修饰词，至于代词的使用或省略手法也都不多见。 多使用修饰词。合同语中，使用修饰词可以避免歧义。 例1: Any amendment to the contract will come into force with the written agreement conducted and signed by the two parties. 合同的任何修改需甲乙双方签订书面协议方可生效。 例2：Whereby, the buyers agree to buy and the seller agree to sell the under –mentioned commodity according to the terms and conditions stipulated below. 兹经买卖双方同意按照以下条款购进买方售出的以下产品。 例1、例2中分别使用了修饰词”written”(书面的),”under-mentioned”(下述的，以下的)和”stipulated”(规定的)起到了强调的作用，使语以更清楚。 例3: Whereas, the purchaser is desirous of importing the said goods for sale in the said territory. 而买方欲进口所述货物在所述地点出售。 形容词”said”重复使用看似有重复啰嗦之意，但在英文商务合同用语中确实很有必要。 上述三个例句很明显的向读者传达了一些信息：商务英文合同中的修饰词的使用，即使是重复同一修饰词，这在语句的表达上会显得很自然，而且不会让人产生误解。在合同中，应该表达清楚的就应该不惜笔墨来表达清楚，不能少有含