修改过的PubTalkandtheKing

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1、PubTalkandtheKing’sEnglishHenryFairlieTeam3ContentsBackgroundInformationAimsDetailedStudyofthetextExercisesAims1.Toknowhowtomakegoodconversation2.TotracethehistoryoftheKing’sEnglish3.Tolearnthemethodsindevelopinganexpositorywriting,esp.theuseofexamples4.Toanalyseth

2、efeaturesofspokenEnglish5.ToappreciatethelanguagefeaturesBackgroundInformationWritingstyleApieceofexpositionwhatisKing'sEnglish?Whatispubtalk?BackgroundInformationWritingstyleThetitleofthispieceisnotveryaptlychosen.Itmisleadsthereadersintothinkingthatthewriterisgoi

3、ngtodemonstratesomeinstrinsicorlinguisticrelationshipbetweenpubtalkandthekings'EnglishBackgroundInformationWritingstyleWhereasthewriter,inreality,isjustdiscouesingonwhatmakesgoodconversation.Hefeelsthatbarconversationinthepubhasacharmofitsown.BackgroundInformationW

4、ritingstyleThewriterillustrateshispointbydescribingthecharmingconversationhehadwithsomepeopleoneeveninginapubonthetopic"theKing'sEnglish".Thethesis---intheopeningsentenceofPara1.BackgroundInformationWritingstyleConversationisthemostsociableofallhumanactivities.Thel

5、astsentenceofthelastpar.windsupthethemebypointingoutwhatisthebaneofgoodconversation..."talkingsense".BackgroundInformationWritingstyleTherealthesis---inthe3rdpara."Barconversationhasacharmofitsown".Abettertitlewouldbe:"TheArtofGoodConversation""TheCharmsofConversat

6、ion"BackgroundInformationTheHistoryofBritainThenativepeopleinBritainCelts---Celt(language)RomanConquest43AD,ruledfor400yearsLatin(language)BackgroundInformationTheHistoryofBritainIn449Angles,Saxon,andJutesfromNorthwestofGermany,conqueredthemostPartofEnglandEngland-

7、--oldEnglishBackgroundInformationTheHistoryofBritain9thcentury,ScandinavianconquestDanish(language)11thcenturyNormanConquestfor400yearsFrench(language)Britishpeopleconqueredtheconquestagain.Englishwonitsrecognition.BackgroundInformationHistoryofthepubDuringtheMiddl

8、eAgesthepubsigncameintoexistence–theearliestversionsbeinggreenbushessetuponpolestoindicatethesaleofbeer,stemmingfromtheearlierRomantraditionofvin