英语毕业论文范文

　　Abstract: On the base of the definition of stylistics, this thesis　　gives a detailed analysis of some the of stylistic devices used in　　the famous speech by the well-known American civil rights movement　　leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and then probes into the stylistic　　characteristics of speech as a style.　Key words: Stylistics, Stylistic devices, analysis, speech.　马丁. 路德.金 《我有一个梦》的文体分析　摘 要：本文首先阐述了文体学的定义，并在此基础上对对美国著名黑人领袖马丁.　路德.金的著名演讲《我有一个梦》中所使用的文体手段进行了详尽的分析，进而对演讲文体的风格进行了简要的论述。　关键词：文体学；文体手段；分析；演讲　As an interdisciplinary field of study, stylistics promises to offer　　useful insights into literary criticism and the teaching of　　literature with its explicit aims and effective techniques. It is　　very useful in the analysis of various styles of writing. In this　　thesis, the author tries to offer a stylistic analysis of the famous　　speech by Martin Luther king, Jr. I Have a Dream.　1. Introduction: Definition of Stylistics and Stylistic Analysis　　As far as the definition of stylistics is concerned different　　scholars define the branch of study in different ways. Wales defines　　stylistics simply as “ the study of style” (1989:437), while　　Widdowson provides a more informative definition as “the study of　　literary discourse from a linguistic orientation” and takes “a view　　that what distinguishes stylistics from literary criticism on the　　one hand and linguistics on the other is that it is essentially a　　means of linking the two” (1975:3). Leech holds a similar view. He　　defines stylistics as the “study of the use of language in　　literature” (1969:1) and considers stylistics a “meeting-ground of　　linguistics and literary study”(1969:2). From what Widdowson and　Leech say, we can see that stylistics is an area of study that　　straddles two disciplines: literary criticism and linguistics. It　　takes literary discourse (text) as its object of study and uses　　linguistics as a means to that end.　Stylistic analysis is generally concerned with the uniqueness of a　　text; that is, what it is that is peculiar to the uses of language　　in a literary text for delivering the message. This naturally　　involves comparisons of the language of the text with that used in　　conventional types of discourse. Stylisticians may also wish to　　characterize the style of a literary text by Systematically　　comparing the language uses in that text with those in another.　Halliday points out, “The text may be seen as ‘this’ in contrast　　with ‘that’, with another poem or another novel; stylistics studies　　are essentially comparative in nature…”(1971:341). On this points,　　Widdowson is of the same opinion as Halliday. He says：“All literary　　appreciation is comparative, as indeed is a recognition of styles in　　general” (1975:84). Thus, we may conclude that stylistic analysis is　　an activity that is highly comparative in nature.　2. Related Information of the Speech I HAVE A DREAM and Its AuthorMartin Luther King, jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a clergyman and the grandson of a slave. After　　attending several colleges he received his Ph. D. in theology from　　Boston University in 1955. He led the bus boycott in ontgomery,　Alabama in 1955-1956. As president of the Southern Christian　　Leadership Conference, he then led civil rights demonstrations in　　many cities. In 1963 he helped organize the march on Washington,　　which brought together more than 200,000 people. A leader in　　establishing a nonviolent civil rights movement, King was awarded　　the Nobel Peace Prize for 1964. King was assassinated in Memphis,Tennessee, in 1968, shortly before his fortieth birthday. Since　　then, he has become an American folk hero, and on November 2, 1983,　　a law honoring Dr. King was signed by President Rigan, effective　　January 1986, making the third Monday of January a national holiday.　He is the only U. S. citizen other than George Washington to be　　recognized in this way.　In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation　　Proclamation freeing all slaves in the United States. One hundred　　years after this decree was signed, however, the life of blacks was　　still “sadly crippled by the manacles of seGREgation and the Chains　　discrimination.” On August 28, 1963, a quarter of million people of　　all races came to Washington, D. C., to show their support for freedom and justice for all Americans, and for black people in　　particular. At that demonstration, Martin Luther King, jr. delivered　　this famous speech I HAVE A DREAM, widely regarded as the most　　eloquent statement of the black people’s dreams and aspirations ever　　made. In his speech, Dr. King told the world, “I have a dream” that