浅析商务英语词汇特点及其在商务活动中的应用_英语论文

A Brief Discussion on Characteristics of Business English Vocabulary and on Its Applications in Commercial Activities

摘要

为了区分商务英语词汇与普通英语词汇间所存在的差异，本文将探讨商务英语词汇的特点，并通过分析具体的实例，阐明商务英语词汇特点及其在商务环境中的应用，这将有利于商务活动的开展，避免国际贸易中因用词不当而导致的分歧与不必要的争端，旨在外贸活动者能对商务英语词汇有充分认识并在使用中得心应手。

关键词：商务英语；商务英语词汇；特点；应用

Abstract

In order to distinguish the differences between Business English vocabulary and common English vocabulary, this thesis mainly focuses on characteristics of Business English and clarifies characteristics of Business English and its applications in commercial activities by analyzing specific cases, this will be good for carrying out commercial activities and avoiding divergences and unnecessary disputes that result from misnomers in international trade. This paper aims to help foreign trade specialists to be familiar with Business English vocabulary and use these vocabularies with high proficiency.

Keywords: Business English; Business English vocabulary; characteristics; applications

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. The Characteristics of Business English Vocabularies 2

3.1 Official, accurate and rigorous 3

3.2 Polysemy 4

3.3 Terminology 4

3.4 Breviary 5

3.5 The expansion of new vocabulary 6

3.6 The innovative combination of E-commerce vocabularies 6

4. Applications of Business English vocabularies in Commercial Activities 7

4.1 The application in trade contracts and business correspondence 8

4.2 The application in international payments and settlements 9

4.3 The application in business negotiation 10

4.4 The application in foreign investment 11

5. Conclusion 12

Works Cited 14