中国日报用词特点.doc

The lexicon features of China Daily The lexicon features of China Daily The newspaper is not an exception since every each style has its features of using words. The paper will discuss the lexicon features of China Daily. It will be involved in two aspects. One is the lexicon features of the headlines, the other is the body part of articles. Generally speaking, the words used in China Daily are various ranging from initialism, compound, conversion, clipping to vivid words. Other words used in the newspaper are foreign words and short words, new words, etc. Ⅰ. The lexicon features of the headlines in China Daily the use of preposition phrases eg: Ukraine a lesson for the west (from China Daily April 16,2014 page 9 ) the use of figure of speech-metonymy, metaphor, personification ⅰ.the use of metaphor eg: Japan business encouraged to repair tie (from China Daily April 16,2014, page 11) Tie means the national relationship China and Japan as the newspaper said the vice-premier Wang Yang met visiting former Japanese lower house speaker Yohei Kono on Tuesday and called on prominent entrepreneurs in Japan to repair the nation’s strained relationship. ⅱ.the use of metonymy eg: April could be “cruelest month” for Abe (from China Daily April 16, 2014, page 9 ) Abe ,the name of prime minister of Japan, stands for the Japanese government. ⅲ. The use of personification eg: Ukraine a lesson for the west (from China Daily April 16,2014 page 9 ) the use of initialism eg: Reports of NSA spying win Pulitzer for public service (from China Daily April 16,2014, page 10) NSA stands for National Security Agency. the use of small or short words eg: Japan business encouraged to repair tie (from China Daily April 16,2014, page 11) Tie is the substitute of relationship. The content must be concise and easy as a headline for the requirements of the newspaper. As long as there is a short word, the editor will not turn to a big long word. Ⅱ.the features of body part of an article in Chin