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1、基于语料库的致股东信的形容词特征研究----商务英语论文-->CHAPTERONEINTRODUCTION1.1OperationalDefinitionsofTsInthefollosareoffered.Thesetsareadjectiveandcorpus-basedmethod.(1)AdjectiveAsforthedefinitionsofadjective,differentdictionariesdoofferdifferentdefinitions.Definitionsfro
2、msomeauthoritativeEnglishdictionariesaredemonstratedasfolloodifyanounorothersubstantivebylimiting,qualifying,orspecifyinganddistinguishedinEnglishmorphologicallybyoneofseveralsuffixes,suchas-able,-ous,-er,and-est,orsyntacticallybypositiondirectlyprece
3、dinganounornominalphrase,suchasericanHeritageDictionary,4thEdition,2001)Anadjectiveisaes.(OxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionaryofCurrentEnglish,6thEdition,2004)AnadjectiveisabridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary,2ndEdition,2005)Thoughdefinitionsofadjectivevar
4、yfromdictionarytodictionary,theydosharesomesimilarities.Thatis,thedefinitionsmentionedaboveindicatethatanadjectiveisusedtodescribeormodifynounsorpronouns..........................1.2ResearchRationaleTheresearchrationaleofthepresentstudycanbeillustrate
5、dfromtely,necessityofstudyingletterstoshareholdersandnecessityofstudyingtheadjectivesinletterstoshareholders.1.2.1NecessityofStudyingLetterstoShareholdersItisnecessarytostudyletterstoshareholdersandthereasonsareasfolloentdeliveredbythechairpersonofabu
6、sinesscorporationanditusuallyappearsinthebeginningofanannualreport.Itisaparticularlyimportantelementinanannualreportsinceitusuallyprovidesanin-depthrevieanceofthepreviousyearanditusuallyoffersavisionforaprospectivefuture.Accordingtothestudyconductedby
7、BartlettandChandler(1997),itisfoundthatthelettertoshareholdersisthemosttohavereadthelettersthoroughly.Additionally,basedonLeeandTpactontheinvestmentdecisionofinvestorssinceitisoneofthemostcriticaldocumentsthatisusedbyexistingandpotentialinvestorstocar
8、ryoutstudiesandthustomakeinvestmentdecisionsafterwards.Asaconsequence,itisnecessarytospecificallystudyletterstoshareholders.Secon-->dly,noerousstudieshavebeenconductedonletterstoshareholdersandsomestudiessuggestthatthelettertoshareholdersisuti