论旅游英语的特征英语论文.docx

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论旅游英语的特征英语论文

OnDistinctiveFeaturesofTourismEnglish

论旅游英语的特征

Abstract

WiththerapiddevelopmentofChinesetourismindustry,moreandmoreforeigntouristshavecometoChina.AlthoughnotallforeigntouristsarefromEnglish-speakingcountries,English,asacommonlanguageintoday'sworld,hasbecomethemostimportantmediumofcommunicationwheninternationaltouristactivitiesareinvolved.Asaresult,tourismEnglishappearsasESPEnglish,andbecomespopularandnecessaryinChinesetourism.ManyChinesestudentsmajoringintourismlearntourismEnglishasacourse.AlargenumberofemployeesintourismindustrystarttouseEnglishintheirwork.Inthiscase,thisessayfirstlyaimsatexposingthelanguagefunctionsoftourismEnglish,andanalyzesitsdistinctivefeaturesintermsoflinguisticsandculture,whichidentifiestourismEnglishasaspecialbranchofEnglish.ThedetailedstudyontourismEnglishitselfwillbehelpfulfortheChinesestudentsoftourismEnglishandthestaffinthefieldtouseitwellanddealwithtourismEnglishtranslation.

KeyWords:

TourismEnglish;Function;Features;Culture

摘　要

随着中国旅游业的迅速发展，越来越多的外国游客来到中国旅游观光。

虽然这些外国游客并不是全部来自英语国家，但是作为当今世界通用语，英语成为国际旅游活动中一个最重要的交流工具和媒介。

因此，旅游英语这个特殊的英语文体开始在中国旅游行业中流行，并成为旅游业发展必不可少的因素之一。

许多旅游英语专业的学生在学习旅游英语，一大部分旅游从业者开始学习使用英语。

对此，本文首先通过对旅游英语本身的研究，揭示了旅游英语的语言功能，并且从语言学和文化的角度，分析了旅游英语的特点，正是这些特点使得旅游英语成为一种独特的英语文体。

对于旅游英语本身的详细研究不仅可以帮助旅游从业人员更好的了解和使用旅游英语，并且也为旅游英语翻译打下良好的基础。

关键词:

旅游英语；语言功能；语言特点；文化

Contents

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………5

Ⅰ.TheScopeoftheUseofTourismEnglish……………………………………………...………………6

A.TourismEnglishUsedinTransportation………………………………………………………...……6

B.TourismEnglishUsedinAccommodation……………………………………………………………7

Ⅱ.TheFeaturesofLanguageFunctionsofTourismEnglish……………………………………...………8

A.InformativeFunction…………………………………………………………………………….……8

B.TheDirectiveFunction…………………………………………………………..……………………9

C.TheEvocativeFunction…………………………………………………………….…………………9

Ⅲ.TheLinguisticFeaturesofTourismEnglish………………………………...…………………………10

A.LexicalFeature………………………………………………………………………………………10

1.TheTechnicalTerms………………………………………………………………………………10

2.TheProperNames…………………………………………………………………………………11

3.WordsandIdiomsfromOtherLanguages………………………………...………………………12

B.GrammaticalFeature…………………………………………………………………………...……12

1.TheSentenceStructure……………………………………………………………………………12

2.TheTenses…………………………………………………………………………………………13

3.TheVoices…………………………………………………………………………………………14

4.TheMoods………………………………………………………………………………...………15

C.CourtesyFeatureofTourismEnglish…………………………………………………..……………15

D.StylisticFeatureofTourismEnglish…………………………………...……………………………16

E.CultureFeatureofTourismEnglish………………………………………………..……......………17

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………...……19

Acknowledgements…………………………………………………..……………………………………20

Introduction

Tourismhasreceivedaninternationalreputationasanever-decliningindustryinthehistoryofworldeconomy.InChina,tourismhasahistoryofalmost55yearssincethefirsttravelagencyfoundedinNovember1949.Butduringthefollowing30years,Chinesetourismwasadvancingslowlyduetopoliticalreasons.AccordingtothedatareportedbyNationalTourismAdministrationBureauofChina,only1.809millionpeopleincluding0.23millionforeignersvisitedChinain1978.However,in1998,Chinareceived63.4784millioninternationalvisitors,including7.1077millionforeigntourists,whichis35timesthatin1978.

Chinahasbecomeoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsandoneoftheleadingcountriesofworldtourismindustry.DuetothedevelopmentoftourisminChina,tourismEnglishbecomesmoreandmoreimportantnowadaysinChina.Asaresult,tourismEnglishappearsasaterminmanyresearchesandcoursebookswiththemeaningofEnglishlanguagethatisusedfortourism.SinceChinahasbeenrecognizedasanapproveddestinationbymanycountriesofficially,moreandmoreforeigntouristshavebeenflowingintoChinaforavisit,andtourismEnglishhasbecomenecessaryandboomingasaresult，fromairporttohotelandrestaurant,fromtraveltotouristspot.Englishisusedwheneveraforeigntouristisreceived.WesupposethatChina’stourismwouldnothaveadvancedsmoothlywithoutthedevelopmentoftourismEnglish.

Therefore,someresearchesabouttourismEnglishshouldbedone.Butintheauthor’seyes,distinctivefeaturesoftourismEnglisharetobeexploredfirstly.OnlyifsomedistinctivefeaturesoftourismEnglisharemadeclear,someworkontranslationorpracticeabouttourismEnglishshouldbedoneinordertopushforwardtheChinesetourism.That’swhytheauthorofthepaperchooses“OnDistinctivefeaturesoftourismEnglish”asitstitle.

Beforethispaperwasstarted,lotsofmaterialswerecheckedandread.FindingsweremadethattherehavebeenafewresearchesaboutthedistinctivefeaturesoftourismEnglishfromthepointoflinguistics.Therefore,moreresearchesshouldstillbedoneonthedistinctivefeaturesoftourismEnglishfromthepointoflinguisticssothattheresearchescouldpromotethedevelopmentoftourismEnglishandalsocouldpushforwardthedevelopmentoftourism,economyandthecultureofChina.Thatisthepurposeofthispaper.Thetopicwillbeanalyzedfromthreeaspectsasfollows---thescopeoftheuseoftourismEnglish,thefeaturesoflanguagefunctionoftourismEnglish,andthelinguisticfeaturesoftourismEnglish.Theauthorwillgivesomeexamplestoexplainitinthefollowing.

Ⅰ.TheScopeoftheUseofTourismEnglish

TourismEnglish,asitissocalled,istheEnglishlanguageusedfortourismandisaparticularvarietyofEnglishintermsoflinguistics.Itappearswiththedevelopmentoftourismindustry,especiallyinternationaltourism.Whenpeoplemakeavisittosomeplace,theywillbeprovidedwithallkindsofservicesneededduringthetour.

AccordingtoOxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary,tourismis“thebusinessactivityconnectedwithprovidingaccommodation,servicesandentertainmentforpeoplewhoarevisitingaplaceforpleasure.”Theservicesrefertotransportationservice,hotelserviceandtouristspotservices.Therefore,tourismEnglishiswidelyusedintransportation（includingairplane,trainandbus）,hotel（includingrestaurant）andtouristspot,spokenandwritteninforms.

A.TourismEnglishUsedinTransportation

“Tourismistheoutcomeofthetravelandstayofpeople,and,aswehaveseen,thedevelopmentoftransport,bothprivateandpublic,hashadamajorimpactonthegrowthanddirectionoftourismdevelopment.Theprovisionofadequatesafe,comfortable,fast,convenientandcheappublictransportisaprerequisiteformassmarkettourism.”Thissentenceshowsthedeeplyrelationshipbetweentourismandtransportation.

Thedevelopmentofairtransportinthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturycontributedtothegrowthoftourism.Airtravel,inparticular,overthepast30yearshasmademedium-andlong-rangedestinationsaccessibleonboththesecounts.Indoingso,ithassubstantiallycontributedtothephenomenonofmass-marketinternationaltourism.Therefore,tourismEnglishhasbecomeanimportanttoolinthemass-marketinternationaltourism.

Consideringtheirlongleadoverothercarrierinprovidingpublicservicetransports,itmayberegardedsurprisingthattherailwayinBritaintooksolongtoadapttotheneedsofmass-markettourisminthelate20thcentury.Certainlytherailwaysplayedamajorroleintheprovisionoftouristtransportthroughoutthefirsthalfofthelastcentury.Inthepublic,suchasairport,plantshipsorrailwaysandsoon,peoplehavetocommunicatewitheachotherandtheyhavetoservetheirguests.SoweneedtourismEnglish.Nomatterwhoyouareorwhereyouarefrom,youcansharethecomfortableserviceduringthetour.That’stourismEnglishusedinthetransportation.

B.TourismEnglishUsedinAccommodation

Accommodationisacrucialpartintourism.Itincludesthefollowingplaces:

hotelslicensedhotelunlicensed,motels,privatehotels,guesthousesandfarmhouses.Here,weonlyanalyzehotelswhichcanacceptforeigners.Therearemanydepartmentsinthehotel,andalsohavethespecialEnglishtotranslatethesedepartments,suchasboardofdirectors,generalmanager,humanresourcesdirectors,securitydirectors,Food&BeverageDirector,Directorofmarketingandsalesandsoon.Ifonlyweserveforeigners,eachdepartmentmayusetourismEnglish.ThefollowingdialogistourismEnglishusedinahotel.

Receptionist:

Yes,sir,thisistheFrontOfficeofwanyouconiferhotel,canIhelpyou?

Guest:

I’mcallingfromNewYork.I’dliketobookoneroominyourhotel.

Receptionist:

Whatkindofroomwouldyoulike?

Wehaveallkindsofroomsassinglerooms,doublerooms,suitesanddeluxesuitesandpresidentialsuites.

Guest:

Adeluxesuite,please.

Receptionist:

Canyoutellmeyourname,please?

Guest:

Jackson.J-A-C-K-S-O-N

Receptionist:

Thankyou,andyourarrivalanddeparturedate?

Guest:

June1to6

Receptionist:

OK,Mr.Jackson.Adeluxesuite,fromJune1to6.Isthatright?

Guest:

Yes,excellent.

Receptionist:

Allright,wearelookingforwardtoseeingyouhereonJune1,Goodbye.

Guest:

Thankyou,Goodbye.

Ⅱ.TheFeaturesofLanguageFunctionsofTourismEnglish

AsProfessorHuZhuanglingofBeijingUniversitymentionedinhisbook,“Linguistics:

ACourseBook”,“languagehastoservevariouspurposesastherearedifferenttypesofthemforusingit”.AsaparticularvarietyofEnglishlanguage,tourismEnglishhasitsownlanguagefunctions,whicharemainlyinformative,directiveandevocativefunctions.

A.InformativeFunction

Accordingtotheb