I Wrote ’The Life of Pi’

《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》是一部奇幻冒险小说,于2001年出版之前被五家伦敦出版社拒绝。这是作者扬·马特尔的第二部小说,成为2002年布克奖获奖作品。以下是马特尔获奖之后与PBS NewsHour主持人SUAREZ的访谈对话,谈故事,谈人物,谈创作经历……     

The Role of Formulaic Speech in SLA Learner’s Spoken Language Performance

A controversial issue in the field of Second Language spoken English acquisition is which one plays a more important role, the formulaic speech or the creative rules? And researchers have long kept different opinions about the definition of formulaic speech. The present paper discusses the definition of formulaic speech, describes relevant empirical studies and summarizes some roles of formulaic speech from our own experiments, hoping to provide some insights for second language spoken English teaching and learning.     

An Analysis of Interpersonal Function of the Dialogues in the Film The King’s Speech

Based on the framework of Halliday’s theory of interpersonal function, this study intends to analyze the dialogues in the film The King’s Speech from the three aspects of mood type, modal operator and vocative address by adopting both quantitative and qualitative methods. The significances of successful realizations of interpersonal function to the role characterization, plot development and thematic construction in the film are also demonstrated, thus deepening the understanding and appreciation of the film.