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1、1IntroductionTheearlyyearsofournewcenturyhavebeenaperiodofunprecedentedtechnologicaladvancement.Fromcell-phonesto3Gonline,fromtestmassagingtoPCfaxing,ourcommunicationstoolsandtechniquesarebecomingevermoresophisticated.Todayweareabletoorganize,transmit,anduseinformati
2、onatspeedsunimaginableonlyafewyearsagoandweanticipatefuturedevelopmentsthatareequallyunimaginabletoday.Nevertheless,the“informationsuperhighway”notwithstanding,communicationstechnologyhasnotsupplantedcommunicationsknow-how.Westillrequireinformationandideastobeexpress
3、edinclear,completely,andthepersonwhocancomposesuchinformationisapartofbusinessorganization.Therefore,businesscorrespondencelanguagestillcontinuestobeahighlymarketableskillintoday’sworkplace.Fromtheperspectiveoflinguisticcarrier,businesscorrespondenceshouldbeusedinabu
4、sinessenvironment.ItbelongstoESP①(Englishforspecialpurposes,theEnglishneedbyaparticulargroupoflearnerscouldbeidentifiedbyanalyzingthelinguisticcharacteristicsoftheirspecialistofworkorstudy.),andemphasizesthespecialcommunicationinthespecificcircumstances.Itisacomprehe
5、nsivedisciplinewhichiscombinedwithEnglishwritingandforeigntradepracticewithcontent,difficultyandpracticabilityofnature.IthasaverydifferencefromthenatureofordinaryEnglishorotherspecializedEnglishincontentorformally.Itinvolvesforeigntradepracticeseachpart.Mainlyinclude
6、s:Establishingbusinessrelations;EnquiriesandReplies;Quotations,SalesLetters,OffersandCounterOffers;Orders,Acceptances;SalesconfirmationandPurchasecontract;Payment;Packing;TransportandInsurance;Complaint,ClaimandSettlementetc.Thusitcanbeseenalthoughthebusinesscorrespo
7、ndenceisnottheforeigntradepracticelesson,butinvolvestheoperationalmethodintheforeigntrade.Thispaperwillfromthelinguisticfeatures,thetextualstructure,andthelexisthreepartstoanalyzethecharacteristicsofbusinesscorrespondence.152ThemeaningofBusinessEnglishCorrespondence2
8、.1ThemeaningofBusinessEnglishCorrespondenceBusinessEnglishcorrespondenceisElectronicslettersthathelppeoplecommunicateinthefieldoffo