英语广告文体学分析论文

Stylistic Analysis of Advertisements

This paper gives an overall analysis of advertisements from the aspects ofstylistic analysis (phonology and graphology, elision, sound patterning, onomatopoeia, markers)and lexical choice and contextual analysis (medium of communication and role-relationship) by the application of modern linguistictheory and stylistic analysis pattern in order to find out the general stylistic characteristics of commercialadvertisements. This paper can help readers better understand and appreciate the language of sports advertisements.With the development of globalization and industrialization, more and more goods are produced in the world day byday; as a result, advertisement plays an important role in selling products. It is an art of language using various kinds ofdevices. The advertisements have achieved amazing effects on persuading consumers to buy the products. At the same time, it has also formed its special style and the language used in the advertisements is different from other styles. Its function is to “attract attention, arouse interest, stimulate desire, create conviction and get action.” It is a kind of loadedlanguage with persuasive power. Advertisements can be taken on magazines, newspapers and TV. No matter wherepeople are----on the buses or subways or during the break time or after meal----, they can get whatever information theywant. Generally speaking, the language of advertising, mainly of

so-called loaded languages, must be a language of immediate impact and rapid persuasion. It must bring the advertised products into attention, stress their qualities in the most attractive way, clearly outline the reasons for buying them, and preferably leave a memorable echo of what has been said about the products ringing in the reader’s mind.

1.At the Phonology Level

Linguistic Description refers to the exploration and classification of linguistic features of a given text and the linguisticfeatures are reflected by style markers which are linguistic items that only appear, or most or least frequent in a text,representing a particular variety or literary genre .The analysis of stylistics in this level aims at providinga methodology of analysis which includes four aspects: graphology, lexicology, syntax, grammar and semantics. Thedetailed analysis will lead to more accurate understandings of the language in order to let the readers better understandthis variety.

1.1Sound Patterning

Sound patterning: refers to the matching of identical or similar sounds between two or more words. Sound patterning occurs among contents and words which are not far away from each other. English words may consists of one or more syllables. The structure of an English monosyllabic words. The structure of an English monosyllabic word can be represented as CVC, with V standing for vowel, and C for consonant, the number of which varies from 0 to 4 .

CVC: Alliteration

CVC: Assonance

CVC: Consonance

CVC: Reverse Rhyme

CVC: Pararhyme

CVC: Rhyme

Sound patterning is not only a source of aesthetic satisfaction, but also a phonological means of emphasis, establishing relationship between the patterned words. Chomsky and Halle represent speech sounds as bundles of plus-or-minus valued features (e.g. vocalic, high, back, anterior,