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1、1IntroductionTheearlyyearsofournewcenturyhavebeenaperiodofunprecedentedtechnologicaladvancement.Fromcell-phonesto3Gonline,fromtestmassagingtoPCfaxing,ourcommunicationstoolsandtechniquesarebecomingevermoresophisticated.Todayweareabletoorganize,transmit,anduseinfo
2、rmationatspeedsunimaginableonlyafewyearsagoandweanticipatefuturedevelopmentsthatareequallyunimaginabletoday.Nevertheless,the“informationsuperhighway”notwithstanding,communicationstechnologyhasnotsupplantedcommunicationsknow-how.Westillrequireinformationandideast
3、obeexpressedinclear,completely,andthepersonwhocancomposesuchinformationisapartofbusinessorganization.Therefore,businesscorrespondencelanguagestillcontinuestobeahighlymarketableskillintoday’sworkplace.Fromtheperspectiveoflinguisticcarrier,businesscorrespondencesh
4、ouldbeusedinabusinessenvironment.ItbelongstoESP①(Englishforspecialpurposes,theEnglishneedbyaparticulargroupoflearnerscouldbeidentifiedbyanalyzingthelinguisticcharacteristicsoftheirspecialistofworkorstudy.),andemphasizesthespecialcommunicationinthespecificcircums
5、tances.ItisacomprehensivedisciplinewhichiscombinedwithEnglishwritingandforeigntradepracticewithcontent,difficultyandpracticabilityofnature.IthasaverydifferencefromthenatureofordinaryEnglishorotherspecializedEnglishincontentorformally.Itinvolvesforeigntradepracti
6、ceseachpart.Mainlyincludes:Establishingbusinessrelations;EnquiriesandReplies;Quotations,SalesLetters,OffersandCounterOffers;Orders,Acceptances;SalesconfirmationandPurchasecontract;Payment;Packing;TransportandInsurance;Complaint,ClaimandSettlementetc.Thusitcanbes
7、eenalthoughthebusinesscorrespondenceisnottheforeigntradepracticelesson,butinvolvestheoperationalmethodintheforeigntrade.Thispaperwillfromthelinguisticfeatures,thetextualstructure,andthelexisthreepartstoanalyzethecharacteristicsofbusinesscorrespondence.172Themean
8、ingofBusinessEnglishCorrespondence2.1ThemeaningofBusinessEnglishCorrespondenceBusinessEnglishcorrespondenceisElectronicslettersthathelppeoplecommunicateinthefieldoffo