Chapter 12Stylistics of journalistic English文档格式.docx

1、2. Definition of journalism and journalistic English3. Stylistic analysis of journalistic English3.1 Stylistic features of headlines3.2 Stylistic features of journalistic English texts3.3 Comments4. Research prospects5. SummaryThis chapter is mainly concerned with the analysis of the stylistic featu

2、res of journalistic English and their stylistic effects.2.1 Definition of journalismThe word “journalism” is derived from “journal” originating from the Latin word “diurnalis” which means “day”. New Websters Dictionary of the English Language defines “journal” as “a newspaper or other periodical pub

3、lished daily; any magazine or periodical, esp., one published for a special purpose”. To be brief, journal is published regularly （daily, weekly, or monthly, etc.）, and it provides some up-dated information for readers.Journalism is defined as “the discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news

4、, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles” （http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Journalism） or as “the production of news reports and editorials through media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the Internet” （http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journa

5、lism）.2.2 Definition of journalistic English Journalistic English, in a narrow sense, refers to the language of English news reporting, which embodies the typical characteristics of journalistic English; in a broad sense, it deals with the language used in news reporting, newscast, feature articles

6、and opinion writing. To put it another way, the language of journalism is written to read as is printed in newspapers and magazines【这一句去掉】; The style of journalistic English varies from formal to informal along the continuum of formality. Its coverage ranges from politics, economics, technology, cul

7、ture, sports, and environment to entertainment.Actually, journalistic English has its own unique characteristics, which seemingly do not conform to common English principles. Without some command of basic features in journalistic English, it is difficult for readers to totally grasp the messages on

8、English newspapers.Journalistic English is of vital importance not only to journalists but also to readers. English newspapers are perhaps the best material for learning modern English.To make a convincing portrayal of the stylistic features of journalistic English, we will select our examples at ra

9、ndom from the world-renowned newspapers such as the The Mirror, The Times, The New York Times, The New York Post, The Reuters【其它都是报刊，这个是新闻机构，是否可以并列？拿不准就删除吧】, and China Daily. Because of the vital importance of headlines, the stylistic features of headlines will first be discussed before the discussi

10、on of the stylistic features of journalistic English.A newspaper usually has dozens of pages. It is unimaginable that a common reader should read the newspaper word by word from the very beginning to the end. The news headline is the eye of news and the highly artistic condensation, the most importa

11、nt function of which is to attract the readers attention as well as to arouse their curiosity to read on. The language of the English news headlines is concise, readable, aesthetic and novel, which differs a lot from other styles of writing. Moreover, the news headline is designed to fulfill many fu

12、nctions, among which the attractive function is the most important one.3.1.1 Graphological featuresThe typographic substance which carries language is the vehicle of another kind of meaning, conveyed simultaneously by the choice of script, letter size, spacing and so on. This kind of meaning, occurr

13、ing together with linguistic meaning, is paralinguistic.3.1.1.1 CapitalizationCapitalization usually means the writing of a word with its first letter as an upper case and the remaining letters in lower case. Different capitalization styles create different visual effects. Normally, there are three

14、commonly used capitalization devices for the headlines.（1） Upper-and-lowercaseThe first capitalization style of headlines is the upper-and-lowercase. Generally, the first letter of each word is capitalized with prepositions in lowercase. For example,With Builder in Bankruptcy, Buyers Are Left Out （f

15、orm The New York Times, Jan. 3, 2008）Teenagers in the City Smoke Less, Report Finds （from The New York Times, Jan. 3, 2008）It seems that The New York Times favors this kind of capitalization.（2） All-capitalized headlinesThe all-capitalized headline refers to the form that every letter in the headline is capitalized regardless of their word classes. This kind of headline is particularly eye-catching. For example,MAKE A GOOD LIVING （from The New York Post, J