An Analysis of the Language Features of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speeches

This thesis tries to analyze the language features of Barack Obama's two inaugural speeches in 2008 and 2012 from the linguistic aspects,including sentence types as well as figures of speech which included imperative sentences,parallelism,rhetorical question,alliteration,hyperbole,simile,metaphor and so on.     

A cultural study of Chinese American women’s self-identification and education

Frontiers of Education in China - This qualitative research aims to investigate the process of how Chinese American women develop their identities while growing up in the United States as daughters...     

Analysis of American Superhero Movies——From A Chinese Perspective

<正>Preface Superhero movies are very popular around the world,and as it is well-known,American superhero movies are the reflection of American social value.This essay tend to analyze the impact of American superhero movies from the perspective of a Chinese,and it will be divided to four episodes:First,it will tell readers what American superhero movies are,and then continue to analyze     

A Comparative Study of Some Common English and Chinese Metaphors

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A Brief Stylistic Analysis of “Chinese Dreams and American Dreams” Delivered by Bai Yansong

On March 3nd.2009,Chinese famous host Mr.Bai Yansong,a journalist,gave a speech at Yale University.This speech lasted forty minutes.The speech mainly talked about the changes between China and America through over the last thirty years,and mainly focuses on the author’s 40 years experiences and his understanding of Chinese dreams according to his own experiences.The audience,most students from Yale,were impressed a lot by his humorous speaking style.Therefore,it deserves our exploration to exhibit what the stylistic characteristics of speech are.The examination will be carried out in five perspectives,namely,phonological,graphological,lexical,syntactical and semantics analyses.     

The Comparative Analysis of The River-Merchant’s Wife:A Letter

"The River-Merchant’s Wife:A Letter",written by the great poet Li Bai,is the most prestigious version among the translations of Chinese ancient poetry by Ezra Pound and has been accepted as one of the classics of American literature.The poem exquisitely expresses the changes of the wife’s mind at different phases.Martin and Rose’s Appraisal Theory provides us with a theoretical framework for the analysis of the different realizations of the sentimental resources of the poem in the original and its English version.     

The Comparative Analysis of The River-Merchant’s Wife:A Letter

“The River-Merchant’s Wife:A Letter”, written by the great poet Li Bai, is the most prestigious version among the translations of Chinese ancient poetry by Ezra Pound and has been accepted as one of ...     

Analysis on the Cohesive and Coherent Features of John Kennedy’s First Inaugural Address

John Kennedy’s first inaugural address is one of the widely appreciated speeches worldwide. It is famous not only for calling up the American people to well serve the country, but also for its extraordinary linguistic power to arouse the listeners’ emotions, which lies to a great extent in the marvelous employment of the cohesive and coherent devices in the process of its delivery. Cohesion and coherence are two elementary and significant concepts in the theoretical system of discourse analysis. There-fore, they play an important role in the structuring, arrangement, interpretation and analysis of a discourse. In this sense, it is significant to analyze the cohesive and coherent features of John Kennedy’s first inaugural address in order to obtain a penetrating comprehension of the speech in many aspects. A detailed analysis on the cohesive and coherent features of the speech has been conducted in this paper. In the aspect of cohesion in the address, the devices employed fall into two categories: structural cohesion and non-structural cohesion. Structural cohesive devices used in the discourse are mainly grammatical cohesion and lexical cohesion like repetition, ellipsis, conjunction, etc. Non-structural methods adopted in the speech are transitivity, mood and modality, thematic progression, parallel structure and so on. In the aspect of coherence, five levels of coherent methods have been employed, namely, lexical level, syntax level, semantic level, phonological level and social semiotic level. The neat intermingling of the cohesive and coherent methods function cooperatively and lead to the smooth going of the text.     

An Analysis of Cultural Values of Chinese and Foreign Cities’Publicity Videos

The trend of globalization has a profound impact on the development of the whole world, and there are a lot of events held by several countries. The publicity videos have become a significant tool to d...     

An Analysis of Cultural Values of Chinese and Foreign Cities’ Publicity Videos

The trend of globalization has a profound impact on the development of the whole world, and there are a lot of events held by several countries. The publicity videos have become a significant tool to disseminate connotation of the city and to attract people all over the world. At the same time, videos also show us different cultural values between China and foreign countries.To analyse different cultural values, the importance of intercultural communication will be deeply understood, and it will be helpful for promoting China’s cultural soft power.     

谈谈趣味言语的几种建构模式

探讨趣味言语中数字、矛盾、逆反、倒置、夸张、模糊、归谬和双关等几种建构模式,分析它们或形象动人,或幽默含蓄,或隽永深刻,或风趣巧妙等特点,以便人们更好地理解和运用它们,高效地进行社会交际活动．     

中美文化价值取向差异探讨

价值是文化的核心。每一种文化都有其独特的价值系统,不可抗拒的价值取向牢牢地扎根于人们的心中．影响着人们的言行举止。中关文化属于世界文化的两极,其价值取向有着极大的差异,主要表现在四个方面：天人合一与天人相分;性本善与性本恶;个人取向与群体取向;未来取向与过去取向。     

新建本科院校的定位与大学文化软实力

软实力就是文化的凝聚力、吸引力和感召力,其核心就在于价值观的表达。大师、大楼,还有大气和大树,这＂四大＂基本上构成了大学文化的软实力。但新建本科院校大多文化底蕴稀薄,其软实力微乎其微。如何定位,如何提升大学文化软实力？就要在物质文化、制度文化、行为文化、精神文化和网络文化等方面下力气,寻求更好的解决途径。     

“文化与人格”的研究及其教育意义

20世纪以来,人类学对"文化与人格"的诸多研究从不同角度揭示了个体、文化与社会的互动性。早期受精神分析学影响,文化与人格学派认为不同文化的儿童教养方式会塑造出不同的人格,30-40年代,该学派对不同社会的文化模式进行研究,60年代后,则转向对文化内部的差异进行跨文化比较。通过回顾"文化与人格"的诸多研究,对当今教育促进个体的人格发展有几点启示:应重视家庭和社区的文化氛围,开展性别教育,引入科学的性教育,利用新媒体实现共同学习,关注个体成长中的亚文化。     

远程教育导学的课程化现状及思考

远程教育导学是远程教育的重要环节,在整个远程教学体系中居于先导地位,直接影响学生的远程学习。远程教育导学也有课程化的必要性,通过远程教育导学的课程化,可以保障导学的时间、过程、专业性及参与度。远程教育导学的现状调研显示了课程化的趋势,为促进远程教育导学工作的开展,需要及时更新导学内容,加强学习能力培养,促进资源的共建共享。     

关于新时期党内文化建设实践形式的几点思考

党内文化建设是一个长期未被重视的灰色地带。为适应时代和建设有中国特色社会主义民主政治的新要求,应将执政党党内文化和党的文化及社会文化建设区别开来。针对新形势和新任务,建设好党内文化,积极探索新时期党内文化建设的实践形式,是提高党的战斗力,保持党的先进性,全面加强党的建设的有效动力和全新路径。     

远程教育的时间观--从人类学的观点看

通过梳理时间概念的历史,以及借鉴教育人类学对时间问题的研究成果,可以得出这样的结论：远程教育利用其媒体技术创造了一种可以称作为“虚时间”的新的时间形态,这使得远程教育在克服时间距离方面出现了可能,但同时也在师生沟通方面增加了其他难度,     

试论大学次级组织文化的定位与整合

大学次级组织文化是大学文化的重要组成部分,对大学文化起着十分有益的补充与支撑作用。对大学次级组织文化问题突显的背景、层次与特征等问题进行分析,合理定位与整合大学次级组织文化,以大学文化核心价值观来统领大学次级组织文化,形成大学两级组织文化的良性循环发展,不仅有利于大学文化的建设,而且有利于提高大学的核心竞争力。     

寻根择善 返本开新——建构以传承孔子教育思想为特色的学校文化

"左庙右学"是中国独特的历史现象,夫子庙小学地处夫子庙,具有得天独厚的弘扬中华文化传统、开创新型学校文化的便利条件。学校通过调整文化定位、经历文化建构过程、凝练核心理念,以"星星论语""、尚礼教育"、"乐学课堂"、"小小孔子研究院"等一系列丰富多彩、别开生面的课程、活动及环境营造,逐步提升学校师生的文化自觉性与文化自信心。