北京科技大学学报（社会科学版）

English Locative-Subject Clause: Its Formation Mechanism and Intrinsic Semantic Feature of Theme

ZHANG Ke-ding

2015, 31(4): 1-8.

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English locative-subject clause（ES_LC）refers to clauses whose subject has the LOCATIVE role of designating the place of the state or action.In transitivity structure，ES_LCmay be either relational clauses of circumstance or mental clauses，both of which are clauses of ideational grammatical metaphor.The formation mechanism of the former type involves process transfer，transfer of element function and transfer of element structure.In addition to these three kinds of transfer，the formation of the latter also involves personification.Of the transfers of the formation mechanism，process transfer is determinant.It determines the process type of the transferred clause and the transfer of element function，which in turn decides the transfer of element structure.And personification depends on whether the transferred clause is a mental relation clause or not.In thematic structure，the subject of ES_LC may be regarded as unmarked Theme，which is different in nature from that of its corresponding congruent clause.The unmarked Theme of ES_LC may be the point of departure of the message，but，due to its own intrinsic semantic feature of location，it cannot be what the Rheme is about，but provides a spatial location for the state or action of the Rheme.

Chinese Tense: A Systemic Functional Approach

HE Wei, LV Yi

2015, 31(4): 9-18.

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Whether there is tense or not in Chinese has been widely discussed from the perspective of traditional grammar.This paper is intended to explore the Chinese tense system and its instantiation within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics，and its aim is to present a relatively comprehensive and systematic description of tense in Chinese.This study shows that there is tense in Chinese，and that tense in Chinese falls into two types—one being marked in form and the other being unmarked in form.Marked Chinese tenses are realized by grammatical，quasi-grammatical and lexical resources，and the meanings of unmarked ones can be judged from the use of Predicator in the clause.In addition，context plays a role in judging tense.

The Textual Organizing Functions of Text-final Answer-providing Questions in English Political Speeches

DU Juan

2015, 31(4): 19-25.

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Answer-providing Question is a kind of question with its answer offered by the speaker，not the listener.According to the way the speaker offers the answer，it can be further divided into two subtypes：the explicit-answer-providing question（EAP question）and the implicit-answer-providing question（IAP question）.The existence of IAP question in English public political speeches is the result of mutual choice and interaction between IAP question and the text type，jointly decided by their respective characteristics.IAP question can appear in different parts of the text，even appear in the conclusion part.When it is at the end of an English public political speech，as a kind of unconventional usage，Answer-providing Question has the unique textual organizing functions：when its implied answer can be inferred from previous text，it mainly has the summarizing-continuing function；when its implied answer can be inferred by common sense，it mainly has the summarizing-focusing function.

The Semantic Constraints and Textual Function of Clause-initial Temporal Adjuncts in English

WANG Xiao-wei

2015, 31(4): 26-34.

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Adjuncts are classified into three types of being experiential，interpersonal and textual.Experiential temporal adjuncts are usually put at the ending of a clause as circumstantial elements.The clause-initial temporal adjunct is amarked adjustment of word order，which is not arbitrary.Usually，it is the sentential adjunct that can bemoved into the initial position，but not the predicational adjunct，adjuncts modifying objects or existing in the dependent clause.As amarked theme and given information，the textual function of clause-initial temporal adjunct includes the anchoring of temporal setting，textual cohesion，information prominence and information contrast.

Comment Adjuncts in English: Their Speaker-orientedness and Interpersonal Meanings

ZHANG Xiao

2015, 31(4): 35-40.

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Halliday's Functional Grammar regards adverbials as Adjuncts，which are classified into circumstantial Adjuncts，modal Adjuncts and conjunctive Adjuncts.Modal Adjuncts are further divided into mood Adjuncts and comment Adjuncts.Comment Adjuncts are a kind of interpersonal Adjuncts，so they express interpersonal meaning.Such a kind of interpersonal meanings comes from the speaker，therefore it is a kind of speaker meaning.This makes it clear that comment Adjuncts are speaker-oriented in nature.The interpersonal meanings conveyed by comment Adjuncts include engagement meaning，epistemic meaning and evaluative meaning.Engagement meaning refers to the manner in which the speaker conveys the information.Epistemic meaning includes judgmental meaning and evidential meaning.The former expresses the speaker's judgment of the certitude of truth-value of the proposition，while the latter conveys the speaker's evidence to the reliability of the propositional information.Evaluative meaning refers to the speaker's evaluation of the proposition as a whole or his evaluation of the Subject's role in the propositional event.What is more important，all these interpersonal meanings are dependent on the speaker's subjective attitude towards the communicated information，therefore they embody obvious speaker's subjectivity.

The Anti-Japanese War and “the Development of the Confucianism”: a Discussion on He Lin

MA Yong

2015, 31(4): 41-49.

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The war of resistance against Japan was a great event in the history of China，which has brought great disaster to the Chinese nation.But through the war，China's national state was reconstructed，the modernization was restarted in China，in more than a hundred years China's falling down finally stopped and rebounded，and China restored the status as a great power in the world and regained its rightful dignity.And the Confucian bearing the “original sin” of China's backward for more than 100 years，won the “new development” through the war，Chinese regained the confidence In the thought and the academic research.He Lin is an important promoter of the movement of the New Development of Confucianism，and the internal logic of his learning，the process of his reasoning，and the association with the times，are all worthy of study.

The Proposals and Ideas of the Chinese Communist Party on the Post-war Settlement

CAO Yi

2015, 31(4): 50-58.

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During theWar of Resistance against Japanese，the Chinese Communist Party thought that China's Resistance-JapaneseWar is not only the business of China，but also a fight for world peace.The Chinese Communist Party had given close attentions to the post-war construction of China and the world.The Chinese Communist Party supported the agreements of the Allies，and advocated that China should take an active role in international affairs.On the disposal of postwar Japan，the Chinese Communist Party demanded implementation of the Potsdam Proclamation，control of Japan，eradication of the war factors and safeguard of the peace in the Far East.As to the relationship among the Allies，the Chinese Communist Party emphasized the cooperation and consistence of the Powers，meanwhile the Chinese Communist Party struggled for its deserved rights in the acceptance of Japan surrender.The Chinese Communist Party’s proposals and endeavors on the post-war settlement，reflect its extraordinary confidence and ability，and have a profound effect on the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China.

“Mayor Phenomenon”of Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology(1952—1966)

SHI Xin-ming

2015, 31(4): 59-63.

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Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology is a typical representative of the single industrial at the initial stage of new China.The paper summarizes the “mayor phenomenon” of Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology in personnel training and describes the cause of this phenomenon from five aspects.

The View on Buddhology and Psychoanalysis——Reading Le Moine Etle Philosophe

SHANG Lei

2015, 31(4): 64-70.

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The book Le Moine Etle Philosophe records a deep talk about eastern and western culture between a father who holds the identity of a western philosopher and his son who holds the position of a monk trained in Buddhology in the East.The content of the book is grand and exquisite.This article evaluates the Buddhism and western psychoanalysis from the comparative perspectives of scientific research and the heart exploring，the deep consciousness of humans，personality structure and the human nature of good and evil.

The “Life” and “Spirit” of Beijing's Academy——On the Book of The History of Beijing's Academy by Professor Zhao Lianwen

LONG Qi-lin

2015, 31(4): 71-75.

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The book The History of Beijing's Academy wrote by Zhao Lianwen jumps out of the thinking of preference about Beijing's academy for the macroscopic historical research，and instead，the culture and small-scale perspective research has made outstanding achievements.Zhao Lianwen takes the daily life and operation of the academy as the focus and is concerned for the important influence from the social change and the culture development upon the academy，which provides a new way for academy research.The History of Beijing's Academy combines the academy development and historical context close，through which not only can the impact of politics，culture，military，economy，etc.on the academy be seen，but also the historical details besides the grand narratives be discovered.The study of the historical destiny of Beijing's academy is notonly a summary of the significance of the academy to the social and cultural deveopment，but also an analysis of the historical role of the academy and its value to the current Chinese education.

On the Fiat of the Alliance of Kuiqiu

YANG De-chun

2015, 31(4): 76-81,88.

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The fiat of the Alliance of Kuiqiu recorded in Chun Qiu Gu Liang Zhuan is the earliest and most authentic record on the fiat of the Alliance of Kuiqiu.The fiat of the Alliance of Kuiqiu recorded in Mengzi is a revision of the fiat of the Alliance of Kuiqiu recorded in Chun Qiu Gu Liang Zhuan.Mencius was born later than Gu Liangzi.Mencius studied Chun Qiu Gu Liang Zhuan.

The Communication and Acceptance of Kenneth Rexroth's English Translation of Ancient Chinese Poetry in the Western World

HAO Xiao-jing

2015, 31(4): 82-88.

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This paper，based on mass communication theory with emphasis on communication effect，discusses the influential factors of Kenneth Rexroth’s success in translating ancient Chinese poetry in America by analyzing his motive of translation，audience，subject and form，and then gives some proposals in translating ancient Chinese poetry.

Opening the New Areas of Ｒealism for Science Fiction

GAO Ya-bin, WANG Wei-ying

2015, 31(4): 89-92.

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Chen Qiufan is a young science fiction writer who has highly creative talent and artistic potential． In the realm of science fiction， he proposed a composing idea of “sci－fi realism”， and practice it in his creation． He actively pays attention to the real life， and really reveals the existence of modern people． Moreover， he is good at showing all kinds of morbidity of society through animal imagery． He has opened up the path to the new areas of realism for science fiction．

Escape from Spaces——An Example of Spatial Narration in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

LV Ting-ting

2015, 31(4): 93-98.

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As a giant in American literature，Mark Twain produced in his life quite a number of famous works and The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn stands out among them.The Adventures unfolds the details of how Huck helps Jim to escape and run to freedom by depicting their adventurous experience.The story happens against the spatial background of the angrily surging Mississippi River，along which Huck and Jim are drifting.However，the space is subject to change as they go from place to place.And the plot is unfolded by the detailed description of the two children traveling in the real and spiritual worlds to and fro.By turning to the theory of spatial narration，the present paper aims atan exploitation of the narrative characteristics of The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn by approaching them from the aspects of topographic，psychological and social spaces so as to acquire a clear understanding of how Huck acquires his freedom by reconstructing his spiritual world in his escape from space to space.

On the Nature of Trust

WEI Wei, WU Lei

2015, 31(4): 99-104.

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Since the promulgation of China's Trust Law，there exists theoretical doubts and trust crises in practice.This article compares two legal systems of trust，analyzes the nature of trust，and concludes that we can construct a suitable trust system of continental legal system by the way of interpretation of present civil law principles and transformation of property rights.In the trust relationship，the settler enjoys the ownership of trust property；the trustee enjoys management and administrative rights.In the trust of self-interest，the beneficiary enjoys the ownership of trust property and profits；in the trust of other-interest，the beneficiary enjoys the ownership of profits and the agency of the settler.

The Historical Review and Discussion on Connotative Development——With Self-taught Examination in Tianjin as an Example

GAO Chuan

2015, 31(4): 105-112.

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Self-taught examination founded by the State Council is the higher education form composed of self-taught，social assistant and national examination，which is an important part of national educational system.This work reviews the history of self-taught examination.The key experiences and achievements of self-taught examination in the new period in Tianjin are introduced.Furthermore，the connotative development trends and the prospects of the self-taught examination are also discussed，which are related to The Outline of the National Medium-and-Long-term Program for Education Reform and Development.

A Review of Chinese-English Translation of Scientific Paper Abstracts

XIA Li

2015, 31(4): 113-118.

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This paper reviews previous studies on Chinese-English translation of scientific paper abstracts.Several features are found.First，a large part of existing studies are conducted by journal editors，and are generally summaries of common language problems and error analyses.Second，in recent years，development of empirical research has given rise to some corpus based studies on Chinese-English translation of scientific paper abstracts.Third，how to use some translation tools to address problems in the translation of scientific paper abstracts is discussed.The translation methods，strategies and principles are also examined.Fourth，successful management experiences of abstract translation by some top Chinese journals are also reported.Based on the above analysis，this paper suggests some possible directions for future research in this field.

2015 Vol. 31, No. 4