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1、The early years of our new century have been a period of unprecedented technological advancement. From cell-phones to 3G online, from test massaging to PC faxing, our communications tools and techniques are becoming ever more sophisticated. Today we are able to organize, transmit, and use informatio

2、n at speeds unimaginable only a few years ago and we anticipate future developments that are equally unimaginable today. Nevertheless, the “information superhighway” notwithstanding, communications technology has not supplanted communications know-how. We still require information and ideas to be ex

3、pressed in clear, completely, and the person who can compose such information is a part of business organization. Therefore, business correspondence language still continues to be a highly marketable skill in todays workplace.From the perspective of linguistic carrier, business correspondence should

4、 be used in a business environment. It belongs to ESP （English for special purposes, the English need by a particular group of learners could be identified by analyzing the linguistic characteristics of their specialist of work or study.）, and emphasizes the special communication in the specific cir

5、cumstances. It is a comprehensive discipline which is combined with English writing and foreign trade practice with content, difficulty and practicability of nature. It has a very difference from the nature of ordinary English or other specialized English in content or formally. It involves foreign

6、trade practices each part. Mainly includes: Establishing business relations; Enquiries and Replies; Quotations, Sales Letters, Offers and Counter Offers; Orders, Acceptances; Sales confirmation and Purchase contract; Payment; Packing; Transport and Insurance; Complaint, Claim and Settlement etc. Thu

7、s it can be seen although the business correspondence is not the foreign trade practice lesson, but involves the operational method in the foreign trade. This paper will from the linguistic features, the textual structure, and the lexis three parts to analyze the characteristics of business correspo

8、ndence.2 The meaning of Business English Correspondence2.1 The meaning of Business English CorrespondenceBusiness English correspondence is Electronics letters that help people communicate in the field of foreign trade working language in writing , In the foreign trade knowledge as the background ,

9、Language as a carrier of foreign trade。Business English correspondence is one of the main ways of foreign business communication 。But, In todays highly developed information technology ，The letters are not limited to paper, or it can be E-mail, fax or MSN 。It is a letter issued to encoding and decod

10、ing process of the receiver 。Smooth encoding and decoding process is using the correspondence communication process。The most commonly used include ：The purpose of establishing business relations、enquiries、An offer、reply、The contract of sale、Packing、insurance、compensation、arbitration ect .2.2 The cha

11、racteristics of business English correspondence Business English correspondence is frequently used in international business contacts，Is carry out foreign trade business and related business activities of the foundation and important tool 。Therefore, Be familiar with the use and Correct understandin

12、g of the new characteristics of business English correspondence，Is premise and condition of business activities smoothly . 2.2.1 Linguistic features of Business CorrespondenceLanguage is a means of communication. This may seem like a foolishly simple observation to make, but remember that for commun

13、ication to be completed successfully a sender must convey his or her message so that the receiver not only receives, but also understands, the message. If language is not used clearly and accurately, the communication process cannot be successfully completed.A simple rule to remember is that the Eng

14、lish you use in your everyday business should be the same good English used by people in all walks of life. Granted, there may be terms intrinsic to your industry, but there is not a special type of business English to be learned and used when writing business letters. Good English is good English.B

15、usiness correspondence is one of the common styles in the international business activities. Because of its production and service in various commercial business scopes, reflecting the professional and business-related content. Therefore, the wording, syntax, expression style, meaning and content ha

16、s the style of the business. Cooperation and competition, rights and obligations, faith and claim, goods delivery and payment will always be topics for the business people. Each expression should be tried to be concise and accurate, strong and mild, firm but not tough, rigorous and without losing humorous. It is usually to be used strictly “7Cs” principles of writing, that is Clear, Complete, Concise, Concrete, Construct