[5] 林承璋。 英语词汇学引论[M]. 武汉大学出版社，1987

　　[6] 陆国强。 现代英语词汇学[M]. 上海外语教育出版社， 1999

　　[7] 汪榕培， 卢晓娟。 英语词汇学教程[M]. 上海外语教育出版社， 1999

　　指导教师意见：

　　签字：xx年xx月xx日

　　领导小组意见：xxx

英语论文开题报告5

　　系别:外语系 专业:英 语 所选题目名称:

　　English Idioms and Their Cohesive Function

　　一、课题研究现状:

　　English idioms are an important part of the English vocabulary、The general tendencies of present-day English are towards more idiomatic usages、Halliday and Hason (1976) pointed out that there are three functions of English idioms (ideational function, interpersonal function and textual function)、Another scholar, Fernando C、(1996), also made valuable contributions to the understanding of idiomatic expression_r of coherent text, and in the creation of stylistic effects.

　　Chinese linguists like Hu Zhuanglin (1994, 1996), Zhu Yongsheng (1995, 1996, 1997) and Zhang Delu (1994) mainly made contributions to the study of textual cohesion.

　　二、课题研究目的:

　　This paper is firstly intended to define English idioms and analyze the features of them、It then explores the cohesive function after careful analysis and discussion, attempting to arouse the concern of using idioms appropriately and help readers make full use of the cohesive function for communicating more concisely and idiomatically, thus more effectively.

　　三、课题研究内容:

　　As English idioms are much alive in everyday English, a close look at the function of idioms must be taken、This dissertation includes the following five aspects: 1、Introduction

　　2、A General Study of English Idioms 2.1 The Definition of English Idioms 2.2 Features of English Idioms

　　3、Cohesive Function of English Idioms 3.1 Cohesion

　　3.2 Functional Categories

　　3.3 Cohesive Function of Relational Idioms 3.4 Cohesive Function of Other Idioms

　　4、The Cohesive Function in Terms of Syntax And Pragmatics 4.1 Syntactic Cohesion 4.2 Pragmatic Function 5、Conclusion

　　四、课题研究计划:

　　January 22-March 10: question posing of the research and collection of materials March 11-March 25: analysis of the materials and writing of an outline

　　March 26-April 30: completion of the first draft and seeking supervisor’s advice May 1?June 10: refinement of the paper according to teacher’s suggestion

　　June 11?June 22: finalization of the thesis based on the set requirements after the defence

　　五、主要参考文献:

　　[1] Fernando, C、Idioms and Idiomaticity、Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 20xx

　　[2] Halliday, M.A.K、and R、Hason、Cohesion in English、Longman Press, 1985

　　[3] Lakoff, G、and M、Johnson、Metaphors We Live By、University of Chicago Press, 1980

　　[4] Makkai, A、Idiom Structure in English、The Hague Press,1972

　　[5] 林承璋、英语词汇学引论[M]、武汉大学出版社，1987

　　[6] 陆国强、现代英语词汇学[M]、上海外语教育出版社, 1999

　　[7] 汪榕培, 卢晓娟、英语词汇学教程[M]、上海外语教育出版社, 1999

英语论文开题报告6

　　1. Research Intention

　　Tess of the D’urbervilles, the greatest novel of British famous writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), describes the misfortune of a poor peasant girl Tess. In this novel, we can see Tess resist her unjust fate again and again, suffer setbacks again and again, till to be destroyed. We can not help but feel the intense emotions of pity and fear. At the same time we deeply feel that her tragedy is inevitable. The cause of her tragedy has always been the concern of people, such a beautiful, noble and pure woman as Tess should suffer inevitable ruin. What leads to her tragic destiny? What killed her? This paper will try to make a detailed analysis on the novel, to show the various causes of the heroine’s tragedy.

　　2. Literary Review

　　From the later nineteenth century until now,Thomas Hardy and his works have been the important topics of the criticism for a long time. After the Second World War, with the development of modern literary criticism, different critics interpret Tess of the D’urbervilles and Thomas Hardy’s other novels from various perspectives. For instance, Professor Webster begins with a discussion of Hardy’s intentions in writing Tess. According to his views, Tess of the D’urbervilles is a contribution to Hardy’s war against man’s inhumanity. Arnold Kettle takes a different point of view. For him the subject of Tess of the D’urbervilles is not the tragedy of a “pure woman”, but rather the destruction of the English peasantry. Mr. Kettle sees it as complete as a social novel. In China, Prof. Zhang and Wu have published their own books on Hardy’s novels and other works. There are