Abstract
This article applies the quantitative analysis to describe the discourse features of Statistical Bulletins that are typical texts of language used in the fields of economy. With the analysis, it may, on one way, probe the methods of describing the language used in economic fields as well as the business Chinese language. The research in this paper includes: the syntax and semantic structures of the discourses, the conjuncture forms and relations between the units of discourse constituents, and the social communicative functions of the discourses.
| Keywords: | discourse analysis; field language; professional language; business Chinese |
|---|
[Chinese Version | Index | Applied Linguistics (Yuyan Wenzi Yingyong) | Other Journals | Subscription form | Enquiry ]
Mail any comments and suggestions to
hkier-journal@cuhk.edu.hk .