吴文新 钟静怡 林英玲 梁枫 水英 陈柳

广东外语外贸大学南国商学院

论文题目 A Study on Linguistics Features of

学 系 英语语言文化系

专 业 商务英语 班 级 11商务英语（2）班_ 姓 名 吴文新 钟静怡 梁枫 林英玲 陈柳 黄水英

2014 年 5 月 21 日

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A Study on Linguistics Features of Business English

Contracts

South China Business College

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

May,2014

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ABSTRACT

As a special English business contract, it has its unique language features. Based on the vocabulary, sentence structure as a starting point, through the language features in a large vocabulary and example analysis of English business contracts. Business English contract requires accurate and precise wording, structure. Therefore, it not only requires the translator to have high language accomplishment but also related professional knowledge of business English. But in English Business contracts translation, there should be a strict working attitude, to ensure that the contract language accurate, rigorous and normative.

Keys word: business English contracts; foreign culture; terms; features

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 1

2. Brief Review of different business culture ............................................. 1

2.1 Background Information of American and Chinese culture .......... 1

2.2The culture inspires contract language ........................................... 2

3. language features in business contracs...................................................2

4. The linguistics features and its analysis of business contracts ............... 3

4.1 Lexical Features .............................................................................. 3

4.1.1 Speciality ............................................................................... 3

4.1.2 Formality ................................................................................ 4

4.1.3 Archaism ................................................................................ 5

4.1.4 Synonyms ............................................................................... 6

4.2 Syntactical features ......................................................................... 7

4.2.1 Passive sentences ................................................................... 7

4.2.2 Long sentence ........................................................................ 8

5. Conclusion .............................................................................................. 9 Bibliography…………………………………………………………… 10 iii

1. Introduction

With the acceleration of the process of economic globalization, China?s gradually enhanced economic and commercial exchanges and cooperation with many foreign countries and built permanent business relations with them. Being an important form of communication in business affairs, business English contract is playing an important role in international economic activities. business English contract is a binding agreement between two or more parties when doing business with each other., which includes the Title, the Contract Proper, the Signature and The Stipulations on the Back of the Contract. A business English contract is also a promise or a set of promises for breach of which the law gives remedy, or the fulfillment of which the law to some extent recognizes as a duty. Once entered into, a contract is enforceable by law. Any party who fails to perform his duty and obligation may be sued or forced to make compensation, though the majority of contracts do not cause disputes. Simply to say, when one person makes an offer of certain commodity and another person accepts that offer, they have made a business contract between them.

2. Brief Review of different business culture

2.1 Background Information of American and Chinese culture

The cultural studies on the difference between china and the west are well established. This paper is to compare the two groups with significant difference in contract. Chinese traditional culture and the western culture belong to different cultural system, only when the contractor understand the different culture in depth can he be in a good position to do business well with foreigners.

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