Transitivity Analysis of American President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
Pages:
28-34
Received:
13 April 2018
Accepted:
8 May 2018
Published:
31 May 2018
Abstract: Political public speeches cause a large amount of attention, due to their political, economic and cultural influence. This thesis adopts Systemic-Functional Grammar as its theoretical framework to conduct a transitivity analysis in American President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address. The aim of this thesis is to find the political motivation hidden by the form of language. At the same time, this thesis tries to explore the deep social significance via transitivity analysis of the ideational function. In Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address, the material process is the most frequently used process. The relational process and the mental process take the second and the third respectively. In transferring power to the people, material process is strongly involved. In advocating for U.S. interests in international contacts -- America first, relational process top the list of all the six processes. In recovering the audience’s confidence and looking forward to a better future, American President Donald Trump applied different mental processes. On the basis of the study, the researchers can better understand the thinking manner and cultural features of Westerners. Besides, it is a worthy study to uncover more differences of language expression between the East and the West.
Abstract: Political public speeches cause a large amount of attention, due to their political, economic and cultural influence. This thesis adopts Systemic-Functional Grammar as its theoretical framework to conduct a transitivity analysis in American President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address. The aim of this thesis is to find the political motivation hidden...
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The Lyrical Illustration of Neo-Romanticism - A Research on Samuel Barber's Music Style
Huang Jia,
Xie Yuan,
Jin Xuedong
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
Pages:
35-38
Received:
9 August 2018
Published:
13 August 2018
Abstract: Samuel Barber is a well-known contemporary American composer, honored as the outstanding representative of the Neo-Romantic music. The Neo-Romantic characteristics in Barber's music is focused on this paper in order to learn about the living environment and creative background of Samuel Barber. It is illustrated that how skillfully Barber integrate the American national style into his music works for the purpose of discussing the writing features such as the rhythm and chords that performed in his creations. The Neo-Romantic music of Barber's style is summarized in the conclusion. And the Neo-Romantic characteristics in the Barber's music is explored to help those players while playing the Barber's music work, which can provide the basis and reference.
Abstract: Samuel Barber is a well-known contemporary American composer, honored as the outstanding representative of the Neo-Romantic music. The Neo-Romantic characteristics in Barber's music is focused on this paper in order to learn about the living environment and creative background of Samuel Barber. It is illustrated that how skillfully Barber integrate...
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Practice of Creating Urban Public Space Cultural Atmosphere in Xi'an Chanba Ecological Area
Fan Zheng,
Lei Zhang,
Penghui Zhu
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
Pages:
39-43
Received:
9 August 2018
Published:
13 August 2018
Abstract: Xi'an is an ancient historical and cultural city. In the process of building a national central city and an international metropolis with historical and cultural characteristics, it needs not only strong economic and technological support, but also the construction of its urban cultural atmosphere as an important image of Xi'an. Cultural atmosphere is the spiritual style of traditional culture, ideological character and behavior habit of a city. With the development of world culture and the change of people's life style, cultural atmosphere has become the key element of a city. The emphasis of creating the cultural atmosphere of urban public space in Xian Zhanba Ecological Zone is to mold the cultural theme of urban public space in accordance with the characteristics and attributes of different regions, aiming at the objects of urban public art, urban furniture and environmental art, and to use the cultural style of artistic design and the systematic design method of classification to embody it. The ecological characteristics of the Chan Ba ecological zone are "ecological, international and modern". Through systematic transformation and construction, the public space, public environment, public facilities and other software and hardware environment in the overall image of the Chenba Eco-Zone will be gradually upgraded, the cultural construction will be strengthened, the cultural image will be enhanced, the cultural soft power will be strengthened, and the cultural influence and external popularity of the Chenba Eco-Zone will be expanded, and the city will be promoted. Comprehensive and harmonious development.
Abstract: Xi'an is an ancient historical and cultural city. In the process of building a national central city and an international metropolis with historical and cultural characteristics, it needs not only strong economic and technological support, but also the construction of its urban cultural atmosphere as an important image of Xi'an. Cultural atmosphere...
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