浅析英语广播新闻的语言特色

On Linguistic Features of English Broadcasting News(6100字)
Abstract: English broadcasting news are helpful for English learners to know international affairs and learn language and culture well. This paper makes an analysis of the linguistic features of English broadcasting news with the example news from the world’s major channels. Specifically, it analyzes the lexical and grammatical features of English broadcasting news. In conclusion, to understand the content of English news completely and precisely, the first and most important thing is to grasp the linguistic features of this kind media.

Key Words: English broadcasting news; Language; Lexical features; Grammar features

浅析英语广播新闻的语言特色(6100字)
摘  要: 英语广播新闻有助于英语学习者了解国际时事以及学习语言文化。本文主要以世界
主要英语广播频道的英语新闻为例，从词汇，语法等方面的特点分析了英语广播新闻的语言特色通过分析结果表明，想要全面以及准确了解英语新闻的内容，首要条件就是掌握这种传媒方的语言特色。

关键词：英语广播新闻；语言；词汇特征；语法特征

Contents
Abstract…………………………………………………………………..1
Key words………………………………………………………………..1
Introduction……………………………………………………………....2
1 An overview of news broadcasting…………………………………….2
1.1    Definition of news broadcasting……………………………………..3
1.2    Development of news broadcasting………………………………….3
1.3    Importance of the language of news broadcasting…………………..4
2 Linguistic features of English broadcasting news……………………..4
2.1 Lexical features………………………………………………………5
2.1.1 Heavy use of abbreviations and proper nouns……………………..5
2.1.2 Frequent use of compound words………………………………….6
2.1.3 Frequent Use of “loan Words” from other languages……………...7
2.1.4 Frequent use of nouns denoting “action” or “state”……………….8
2.2 Grammatical features………………………………………………..8
2.2.1 High frequency use of specific tenses……………………………..9
2.2.2 Heavy use of “that” clause………………………………………..13
2.2.3 Heavy use of omission……………………………………………14
2.2.4 Preference for active voice……………………………………….14
2.2.5 Preference for word conversion…………………………………..15
Conclusion………………………………………………………………16
Notes…………………………………………………………………….17
Bibliography…………………………………………………………….17
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………..18