Abstract

This thesis is based on the studies on language features of Foreign Business Correspondence. Through the analysis of necessity and advantages of foreign business correspondence, the author discusses the manifestations of simplified Foreign Business Correspondence. As a result, we can confirm how to write foreign business correspondence in practice and achieve desirable results. Foreign Business Correspondence is a content-rich, highly practical language course. With the development of society, practitioners are required to adapt to the simplistic trend of foreign business correspondence, use business correspondence terms proficiently and develop an ability to simplify English language. This thesis focuses on characteristics of foreign business correspondence, the core ideology of which is to reflect the conciseness and accuracy of foreign business correspondence. The article consists of five parts: introduction; literature review; simplistic characteristics and importance of foreign business correspondence; how to simplify the language of correspondence; conclusion. 

Keywords: foreign business correspondence; language features; simplification

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-1

2.1 The definition of Foreign Business Correspondence-2

2.2 The definition of simplification-3

2.3 The reasons of simplification-4

3. Principles of Simplification-5

3.1 Clarity-5

3.2 Conciseness-6

3.3 Correctness-7

3.4 Active instead of passive-7

4. The Ways of Making Foreign Business Correspondence Simple-8

4.1 Grasp the characteristics of letter-8

4.2 Make letter clear-9

4.3 Compress the structure of letter-10

4.4 Use correct and concrete words-10

4.5 Make sentences refined and short-11

4.6 Use simple vocabulary-12

5. Conclusion-14

Works Cited-15