商务英语信函中的名词化语法隐喻阐释

语法隐喻理论从英语语法层面分析语言的隐喻化现象,为隐喻研究开辟了一个新的视角。名词化隐喻是构建语法隐喻的最有力手段,它使动词或形容词转换为名词形式,并具有双重语义特征。名词化隐喻在商务英语信函中发挥着重要作用,使信函更加简洁、正式、客观,衔接更加连贯合理。掌握名词化隐喻有助于对商务英语语篇的理解、分析和应用。

On Nominalization in Business English Correspondence

Grammatical metaphor,a concept proposed by M.A.K.Halliday,analyses metaphor from the aspect of grammar,and opens up a new perspective for the study of metaphor.Normalization is the most powerful means in constructing grammatical metaphor.It transforms a verb or an adjective into its noun form,and has a dual semantic feature.Normalization is widely used in written English,and plays an important role in business English correspondence.It makes a discourse more precise,formal,objective and cohesive.Mastery of it will contribute to better understanding,analysis,and application of a business English discourse.