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Discourse Analysis Of "Star-crossed"

Posted on:2011-10-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W HeFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330332981223Subject:Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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The discourse of "Star-crossed (Hong Yan Bo Ming) " often emerges in daily conversations, but it is seems to be a false proposition, the result of "Bo Ming " is not inference from "Hong Yan". How to build a idem of "Star-crossed" and how to be accepted ? For these questions this paper will discusse it from points of "Star-crossed" the use of corpus in Peking language material silo, paradoxical discourse, and acceptance of the idem to explore the process of rhetoric.The first part inspects the use of " star-crossed " in Pku corpora respectively from the words and narrative levels. Whether in discourse or narrative, discourse " star-crossed " is to enhance people's self-discourse through repeated "star-crossed "consciousness. But repeated narration of discourse still cannot conceal discourse "star-crossed" internal paradox in daily life, and women's advertising, female pursues beauty crazily reflected adequately "star-crossed" discourse internal paradox. People can accept this word mainly because "star-crossed" discourse can meet the receivers' expectation. In the context of the "star-crossed ", The semantic of "Hong yan " from the features expanded to virtue. Beautiful appearance, the virtuous qualities of women meet people's expectations, and" star-crossed " can arouse the receiver's tragedy aesthetic consciousness, thereby" discourse "star-crossed for people to accept.
Keywords/Search Tags:Star-crossed, paradox, discourse construction, acception
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