英语娱乐新闻的词汇特点_英语论文.doc

中文摘要：随着全球化进程的推进，中国与世界的联系日益密切，交流日益增多，英语新闻阅读已经成了人们学习英语、了解世界、开阔视野的重要途径，因此英语娱乐新闻以其轻松有趣的内容和形式吸引着成千上万的读者。可见，了解和学习英语娱乐新闻的词汇特点将对英语娱乐新闻的理解和学习大有裨益。本文从《英语报刊精华集萃（第一辑）》与美国当代英语语料库中选取英语娱乐新闻的典型实例，从词汇这一微观层面研究英语娱乐新闻的特点。研究发现英语娱乐新闻有其独特的词汇类型和词汇表达方式。从词汇类型来看，缩写词、新词、借用词、借代词在英语娱乐新闻中大量使用，使英语娱乐新闻的词汇类型变得丰富多彩；从词汇表达方式来看，英语娱乐新闻的词汇表达呈现生动形象性、模糊性、情态性三大特点，从而使英语娱乐新闻更加真实、新鲜，更具趣味性、可读性、时效性。本文旨在帮助中国读者更深刻地了解英语娱乐新闻独特的词汇特点，更精确地领会英语娱乐新闻的内涵，更好地享受原汁原味的英语文化，从而更顺畅地进行跨文化交流。

关键词：英语娱乐新闻；词汇特点；词汇类型；词汇表达

TABLE OF CONTENTS

中文摘要

ABSTRACT

Chapter One Introduction-1

Chapter Two Features of Lexical Types in English Entertainment News-3

2.1 Abbreviations-3

2.1.1 Acronym-3

2.1.2 Clipping-3

2.1.3 Blending-4

2.2 Neologisms-4

2.2.1 New meanings derived from old words-5

2.2.2 New words derived from old words-5

2.2.3 New words derived from new things-5

2.3 Loanwords-6

2.3.1 Loanwords from China-6

2.3.2 Loanwords from Japan-7

2.3.3 Loanwords from France-7

2.4 Metonymies-8

2.4.1 Place names representing typical industries-8

2.4.2 Personal names representing masterpieces-9

2.4.3 Features representing locations-9

Chapter Three Features of Lexical Expressions in English Entertainment News-11

3.1 Vividness-11

3.1.1 Nouns or noun phrases used as vivid words-11

3.1.2 Verbs or verb phrases used as vivid words-11

3.1.3 Adjectives used as vivid words-12

3.2 Modality-12

3.2.1 Modal auxiliaries-12

3.2.2 Modal adverbs-13

3.2.3 Modal adjectives-13

3.3 Fuzziness-13

3.3.1 Fuzzy numerals-14

3.3.2 Fuzzy adverbs-14

3.3.3 Fuzzy adjectives-15

Chapter Four Conclusion-16

REFERENCES-18

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS-19