The present paper aims to examine the occurrence of I think in different genres.A collected data of I think from graduate student research interview and objectivism group study within Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoke...The present paper aims to examine the occurrence of I think in different genres.A collected data of I think from graduate student research interview and objectivism group study within Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English(MICASE)is analyzed.Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are included and the selection tool Antconc 3.4.4 are adopted in the study.By using concordance,all the context including I think are collected.Meanwhile,some phrases(such as I think so,what I think,I think of,etc.)are deleted from the analysis.It is found that I think in different positions and with different collocations fulfill different pragmatic functions respectively.The phrase I think is very frequent in GSRI and OSG,which is due to the nature of the discourse,where the participants are engaged in the communication.From the perspective of syntax and collocation,a lot of examples are analyzed in details.It is found that the interpretation of I think cannot be reached without exploring its linguistic context.In addition,a more detailed observation of linguistic context of I think in OSG and GSRI is explored.Some epistemic certainty(certainly,really,etc.)are included in research interview,with the function of emphasis and deliberation.The study might help to reconsider the functions of I think in different genres.展开更多
I-Ching regards human-being as an integral part of nature and stresses the relative complimentary of the two opposing principles of nature, Yin and Yang. Therefore, under the influence of I-Ching, the Chinese thinking...I-Ching regards human-being as an integral part of nature and stresses the relative complimentary of the two opposing principles of nature, Yin and Yang. Therefore, under the influence of I-Ching, the Chinese thinking mode is different from the westerners'. The Chinese thinking pattern is holistic, dynamic and abstract, but lacking logic and inference. The Chinese tend to express their ideas succinctly in a few simple remarks. Consequently Chinese is a concise and comprehensive language full of hint and ambiguity.展开更多
I Shot an Arrow and A Valediction provide us with a unique prospective of friendship.Although on the surface they seem alike,in essence,there exist disparities between them because of the clash of thinking patterns fr...I Shot an Arrow and A Valediction provide us with a unique prospective of friendship.Although on the surface they seem alike,in essence,there exist disparities between them because of the clash of thinking patterns from different culture circles.展开更多
文摘The present paper aims to examine the occurrence of I think in different genres.A collected data of I think from graduate student research interview and objectivism group study within Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English(MICASE)is analyzed.Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are included and the selection tool Antconc 3.4.4 are adopted in the study.By using concordance,all the context including I think are collected.Meanwhile,some phrases(such as I think so,what I think,I think of,etc.)are deleted from the analysis.It is found that I think in different positions and with different collocations fulfill different pragmatic functions respectively.The phrase I think is very frequent in GSRI and OSG,which is due to the nature of the discourse,where the participants are engaged in the communication.From the perspective of syntax and collocation,a lot of examples are analyzed in details.It is found that the interpretation of I think cannot be reached without exploring its linguistic context.In addition,a more detailed observation of linguistic context of I think in OSG and GSRI is explored.Some epistemic certainty(certainly,really,etc.)are included in research interview,with the function of emphasis and deliberation.The study might help to reconsider the functions of I think in different genres.
文摘I-Ching regards human-being as an integral part of nature and stresses the relative complimentary of the two opposing principles of nature, Yin and Yang. Therefore, under the influence of I-Ching, the Chinese thinking mode is different from the westerners'. The Chinese thinking pattern is holistic, dynamic and abstract, but lacking logic and inference. The Chinese tend to express their ideas succinctly in a few simple remarks. Consequently Chinese is a concise and comprehensive language full of hint and ambiguity.
文摘I Shot an Arrow and A Valediction provide us with a unique prospective of friendship.Although on the surface they seem alike,in essence,there exist disparities between them because of the clash of thinking patterns from different culture circles.
