Luận Văn A study on the structural featues of english news story

DECLARATION


Title: A STUDY ON THE STRUCTURAL FEATUES OF ENGLISH NEWS STORY

(Graduation Paper submitted in Partial Fulfillment for B.A Degree in English)


I certify that no part of the above report has been copied or reproduced by me from any other person’s work without acknowledgement and that the report is originally written by me under strict guidance of my supervisor.


Date submitted: May, 13th 2008

Student Supervisor




Trinh Thi Ha Nguyen Thi Van Dong



Acknowledgements

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There was the times I was so happy that moving to tears as I realized that people who are next to me, and who are remote to me also, though they are still in my mind, always bring the happiness to me for what they have done to me says they love me. I am in debt to this life where I receive the hug loves.

First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to my parents who have been hardly supporting me. They are always beside and motivate me in my study and my life.

I wish to acknowledge my gratitude to my supervisor, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Van Dong, Ph.D for her valuable and detailed comments, valuable suggestions, enthusiasm, guidance, introductions and also materials throughout this study. And my heart is also to the teachers at the faculty of English and Modern Languages for their kindness and willingness during the time I carried out this task.

Beside, my dear friends provide me with encouragement, support and inspirations especially when I got in trouble. It is my debt of gratitude.

Moreover, the shortcomings in this study are unavoidable. Therefore, I hope to receive the sympathy from teachers and friends.

Last but not least, I would be grateful to any remarks from the readers!

Thank you!


Ha Noi, May 2008

Trinh Thi Ha



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Acknowledgements

Table of contents


PART A: INTRODUCTION

1. Aims of the study 1

2. Scope of the study 2

3. Methods of the study 3

4. Design of the study 3


PART B: DEVELOPMENT

CHARPTER I: THEORIES OF THE STUDY 5

1.1 News story and its functions 5

1.2 Types of news story 8

1.2.1 Political news story 9

1.2.2 Economic news story 10

1.2.3 Socio- cultural news story 11


CHAPTER II: ANALASIS OF THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH NEWS STORY 13

2.1 Structure of paragraph 13

2.1.1 Headline in English news story 14

2.1.2 Topic sentence in English news story 18

2.1.2.1 Form features of the topic sentence 19

2.1.2.2 Content features of the topic sentence 22

2.1.3 Structure of news story’s body 25

2.1.4 Sub-title in English news story 29


CHARPTER III: SOME DIFFICULTIES AND REQUIRED SUGGESTIONS IN TRANSLATING NEWS STOR 33

3.1 Some difficulties in translating news story 33

3.1.1 Cultural difficulty 33

3.1.2 Linguistic difficulty 35

3.2. Some required suggestions for translation 37

3.2.1 Language skills 38

3.2.2. Cultural competence 38

3.2.3 Journalism 38


PART C: CONCLUSION

APPENDIX 41

REFERENCES 57

SOURCE OF MATERIALS 58