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Systemic Functional Analysis on the Features of VOA News

Author: ZhaoSuLi
Tutor: DongHongXue
School: Yanshan University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Voice of America Systemic Functional Grammar Metafunctions
CLC: H314
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2010
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Abstract


Voice of America is the most authoritative source of news and information in the United States and the world within the scope of one. For English learners, it can not only make people understand the latest current affairs in the United States, can also help learners to expand their knowledge, enhance listening and reading skills. Analysis of the stylistic features of the Voice of America because it plays an important role in the daily lives of Americans and the majority of English learners in China, and has great practical significance. Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar In many linguistic theory, functionalism and social significance because of its unique vision of, and as more and more people to accept. Therefore, from the language of the three functions of $, respectively, on the political economy of language and discourse characteristics were analyzed. First, the material process to the highest frequency, suggesting that broadcast English news language field is for the reported objective things in the world, world events objectively. Second, technology news, the relationship between the use of the process of speech in second place, political news for the relationship and psychological processes. The relationship between the process of attribution and identification were encountered in two categories. The process of speech to make direct or indirect quotation Technology News more authority and credibility. Psychological processes can be expressed in the psychology of political figures or events have suspected or support. Thirdly, the general now when the two types of news dominated, which reflects the timeliness of news. Fourth, technology news lower value modal auxiliary verb dominant (60%) the Intermediate value and advanced value accounting for second place (22%; 17%). And political news, a lower value, and intermediate values ??dominating (42%; 51%). Former modal auxiliary need real objective, lower value, such as \In the latter, the intermediate value modal auxiliary verbs such as \Finally, the Thematic Progression the rheme mode and linear Thematic Progression mode for the three predominant mode. The most widely undoubtedly eternal Thematic mode, this mode is the most concise, the most easy to understand best used to achieve the main purpose of the transmission of information broadcast English news. The three modes of cross-use article rich variability. The comparative study of political news and technology news, discovered three per function implemented in News Writing with features designed to help people better understand the Voice of America News Writing.

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