2016 Vol. 32, No. 6

Specialty
The Distinctness and Similarity of Projection in Visual Grammarand Functional Grammar
ZENG Lei, YANG Mu-wen
2016, 32(6): 1-4,11.
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It is observed that the existing analysis of projection mainly focuses on the linguistic text rather than on the image-text, which is lack of dedicated and systemic exploration from the logical-semantic aspect in visual grammar. Therefore, the paper, mainly based on Systemic Functional Grammar and Multimodal Discourse Analysis, aims to investigate the distinctness and similarity of projection in linguistic discourse and image-text multimodal discourse, and then presents an alternative way into the analysis of projection and shows the expanding of its meaning potential in multimodal discourse from the logical-semantic aspect.
Individual Differences in Semantic Subjectivity of Modern Chinese Modal Particles: A Case Study of Thunderstorm
LIU Cheng-yu, WU Xiao-qin
2016, 32(6): 5-11.
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This paper purports to explore the individual differences in semantic subjectivity of modern Chinese modal particles. It is concluded that a large variety of linguistic resources are available to express semantic subjectivity. The speaker should choose among such linguistic resources to achieve his communicative goals and the choice is influenced by various objective and subjective factors and discourse functions. Hence an analytical model is advanced here to analyze the semantic subjectivity of modern Chinese modal particles on the basis of linguistic subjectivity, and then the individual differences in semantic subjectivity of modern Chinese modal particles of Thunderstorm is analyzed as a case study.
A Contrastive Genre Analysis of Sino-US Company Profiles in the Fast-moving Consumer Goods Industry
SUN Ya, ZHAO Jing-jing, ZHAO Qiang
2016, 32(6): 12-17,51.
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Based on the ESP approach of genre analysis, this study has constructed a theoretical framework for the genre analysis of business discourse. Thirty profiles of Chinese and American companies in the fast moving consumer goods sector have been collected in an attempt to compare discourse structures and language features. According to the research findings, Chinese company profiles and American company profiles generally share the same move structure, but they are different in such areas as the frequency of some moves and steps and linguistic features of both informative and promotional moves.
Exploration of Gender Differences in Speech Manner from the Perspective of Interpersonal Metafunction
WU Nan, ZHANG Jing-yuan
2016, 32(6): 18-24.
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By analyzing the language used in the American humorous series Friends, this article intends to explore gender differences in speech manner from the perspective of interpersonal metafunction. The research finds out that females tend to be more polite than man in expressing the interpersonal metafunction by preferring to use interrogative mood, tag questions, modal verbs and speech hedges, which facilitate to soften the language they utter in order to make the speech more euphemistical. The result shows that women are more diffident than men in undertaking language to express the interpersonal metafunction to establish and maintain their relationship with others,which may mirror the different social statuses the two genders enjoyed.
Review of Domestic Research on Interlanguage Variation
TIAN Li
2016, 32(6): 25-30.
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Interlanguage variation is an important part of second language acquisition, and is crucial to our understanding of the dynamic process of second language development. Chinese researchers have studied interlanguage variation since the 1990s. This paper reviews both the theoretical and the empirical development of interlanguage variation in China and points out the main problems in the current studies.
Study on the Process of Chinese Optics Modernization—Based on the Invention Process of the Telescope by Bo Jue
QIAN Zhen-hua, CUI Xin
2016, 32(6): 31-39.
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Bo Jue is an outstanding scholar and inventor in late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. He is proficient in astronomy, calendar and rhythm. He is well-known in the making of telescope, artillery and ingenious mechinery. And it is the first “trinidad mirror” (i.e., telescope) by independent research and used in military command. Based on Bo Jue’s life and his contribution, the article mainly carries out specific analysis on the achievements of its social influence factors, such as military, economic, political, cultural, etc. The article showes that military, economic, political and cultural factors stimulate the development of science and technology.
A Preliminary Investigation of the Traditional Technology of Dong Brocade in Tongdao of Hunan Province
ZHANG Mei-fang, JIANG Kai-yun, LIU Bing
2016, 32(6): 40-51.
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Basing on the literature researches and fieldworks, this paper classifies and summarizes the basic types and production processes of the Dong Brocade crafts in Tongdao of Hunan Province. They are always divided into the plain brocade and the colorful one by the color. They are also classified as the daily brocade, the longevity brocade, the lord brocade and so on by function. Moreover, they also can be classified according to weaving tools as the machine and hand woven ones, and the big brocade and the floret brocade by the composition. There are two ways of making. One is made by the oblique loom and the other by a special kind of wooden comb. The process of making by oblique loom is very complex and includes thirteen steps. There are no any textbooks or atlas for women weaver during the whole process, and they always teach others orally. It concludes Dong Brocade constitutes an important part of traditional lifestyle of Dong people. The colorful patterns are the symbolic representation of Dong people’s cultural tradition and beliefs. Waking up the local people’s cultural consciousness and creating a good cultural environment are the most important things for the protection and inheritance for the Dong Brocade. Meanwhile, we should maintain the right balances between tradition and innovation. It means we should try our best to achieve the aim of guarding and protecting for this hand-made technology when we strive for technological innovation.
Reading & Research
Comparative Method and New Diversity-oriented Comparativism
DING Zi-jiang
2016, 32(6): 52-60,67.
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The comparative method is at the core of human reasoning and always exists in the observation of the world. For a number of reasons, comparative research has held an extremely significant position in the humanists’ and social scientists’ toolbox. Globalization has been an important factor in increasing the demands and possibilities of cultural exchanges and communication. Information technology has provided an abundance of quantitative data for comparative research, and international communication technology has significantly facilitated the dissemination of information. Comparative research is a multidimensional and comprehensive approach in the context of globalization, cross-culture and trans-civilization. Comparative research as methodology for the humanities and social sciences carries out the comparisons between various areas, countries, cultures and civilizations. From a normative point of view, the comparative method as an instrument can also be utilized for the classification of various social and cultural phenomena. For many sociologists and cultural scholars, the comparative method provides an analytical framework to explore and examine social and cultural differences and specificities. Comparative research can be applied to virtually all fields and disciplines. We may apply many types of comparative studies, such as comparative case studies, comparative studies of cultural traditions, cross-cultural and multicultural comparative studies. Comparative research also comprises many kinds of resources, such as comparison of field investigation, comparison of transnational investigation, comparison of text data, comparison of quantitative data, comparison of conceptual meanings, and so on. The comparative method can be characterized as a diversity-oriented approach. In the field of East-West research, more and more scholars try to establish effective paradigms through the application of new comparativism. We may reveal the main tendency of this new comparativism. As such this paper discusses the following: 1. the historic origins of the comparative method; 2. the definition of the comparative method; 3. the application of the comparative method; 4. the classification of the comparative method; and 5. the transformation from traditional comparativism to new comparativism.
The Philosophy of Leisure and the Implication of Teaism
WANG Run-jia
2016, 32(6): 61-67.
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Leisure is the consciousness of subjective life attitude. It contains profound philosophy of leisure in the teaism, and the mental state is also appeared with the perfect medium of tea. The leisure in teaism has double dimensions which are space-time and body-mind, on this basis it shows unique leisurely attainments and leisurely realms. In modern civilization which is too instrumental and utilitarian, it has important significance to call for the leisure of teaism.
Academic Contention & Criticism
On the Author of The Plum in a Golden Vase
LIU Hong
2016, 32(6): 68-77.
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Yuan Zhongdao in Ming Dynasty once said, “Changru is not a playboy. He appears to be idle all days, but has a passionate flame in his heart.” Yuan Hongdao said, “If Changru is dead, there will be no poet in Southeast China.” Changru’s wife said, “My husband was a genious. He left a masterpiece behind him that can stand for ages, and deserved a reputation same as Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming.” Li Zhi also thought highly of him, and referred him as one of the most outstanding authors. Changru was diligent in writing, but he didn’t put his name on his works. He was named Twenty Man and Smiling Man. He is Qiu Changru, a fighter against fake Taoism.
Literature and Art
“My View of Literature”—Wang Furen and His Humorous Discourses
YU Ci-jiang
2016, 32(6): 78-95.
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Wang Furen thought that university teachers should open “my literature” course, used for communication, not for certain principles of literature. In the field of Chinese modern literature study, at least two persons are quite similar in life reserves, knowledge background, the research direction, research style, etc. They are scholars Wang Furen and Qian Liqun, who are in seventy, but still energetic and diligent in writing. The paper tries to interpret the view of literature through the unique text of Humorous Discourses.
Administration & Economics
Analysis of Competition among China, Japan and ROK on High-tech Products in the US Market
SUN Ying, HONG Jia-lin, LIU Can
2016, 32(6): 96-105,112.
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The purpose of this paper is to have some comparison with export competitiveness of high-tech products in the U.S. market among China, Japan and South Korea, explore competitive advantage of high-tech exports among those three countries in the U.S. market, draw lessons from the successful experience of Japan and South Korea, and seek breakthrough to improve the competitiveness of China’s high-tech products exports. With China, Japan and South Korea as the research object, we had some comparison with the conditions of high-tech products export among those three countries from 2004 to 2013, using used the export similarity index to make it clear in comparison of export trade structure among those three countries. After that, the shift-share analysis method is adopted to analyze and have comparison with export competitiveness of high-tech products in the U.S. market among China, Japan and South Korea in detail and drew the conclusion finally. Analyzed by the method above, we’ve got the following conclusion: China occupies the dominant position, Japan holds disadvantage position and South Korea is at a disadvantage position compared with China in the competition among those three countries, but it has a shrinking tendency on the gap between China and South Korea.
Education
On the Responsibility of the “Stakeholders” in the Internship of College Students
GUO De-xia, WANG Wei, GUO De-hong
2016, 32(6): 106-112.
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Enterprise internship is an important link of cultivating engineering students’ practical ability. College students internship is not a matter of the university. It has to do with the government, enterprises and other social organizations, and has a more complex relationship between the government, enterprises and other social organizations. They are stakeholders of university personnel training and have the social responsibility of participating in the student internship. The article analyzes the “stakeholders” should bear the responsibility in the internship of college students, and is to promote the student internship work and to improve students’ practical ability.
The Research Summary of the Flipped Classroom
LONG Jing-jing
2016, 32(6): 113-118.
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With the combination of information technology and teaching practice, the traditional teaching methods have changed deep. Information technology not only innovates teaching philosophy, but also enriches the students’ learning experience, also promotes the innovation of teaching mode. The flipped classroom as a new teaching model, riseed in the United States and soon set off a boom in the world. This article discusses the domestic and foreign theoretical researches from bibliographic perspective, combing the domestic flipped classroom literature distribution, the model research and application status, in order to provide assistance to deepen the research in our country.