摘　要

随着世界经济的全球化，不同国家间的商业活动变得更加普遍和频繁。不仅仅是更多的机遇出现了更多的挑战也随之而来。作为商业贸易活动的重要载体，商务英语信函是国际商务往来使用最多的一种沟通方式，因为它的快速，简洁和便利。它也是对外贸易和相关业务的基础工具。一封好的商务英语信函对于建立和维持良好的贸易合作关系是很有帮助的，所以如何写好一封商务英语信函是很重要的。好的商务英语信函不仅会让交易顺利进行，扩大交易，进而促进双方的进一步交流和合作。本文将利用文体学的理论分析一些真实的商务信函，如词汇特征，语法特征和篇章特征。希望本文能帮助人们更加充分认识商务英语信函，并帮助促进国家间的贸易。

关键词：商务英语; 信函; 文体分析
 
Abstract

With the globalization of the world economy, business activities between different countries are more usual and frequent. Not only challenges are on fronted people but also more opportunities. As the important carrier of international trade activities, business English letter is the most frequently used business transaction communication means, and it is also the basic tool for external trade and related business activities. Because it’s fast, simple and convenience, people are willing to use it. In essence, a business letter is the delivery letter that can save time and effort. Well-written business English letter is very helpful to the trade as well as starts and keeps a good relationship between partners. It is said that an efficient and effective business letter is the most versatile weapon in a business process. So how to use business English letter appropriate is quite important. Appropriateness of business English letter will not only let the trade go smoothly, expand trade also it can strengthen the relationship on both sides then promotes further exchange and cooperation. This thesis will use a comparison method to analyze some real business English letter by stylistics theories. In this thesis correlation, stylistics theory will be used to analyze business English letter such as lexical feature, syntax feature and discourse feature. The study is expected to help people have more understood about business English letter and shed light on the business English letter writing and help promoting a business transaction between different countries.

Key words: business English; letter; stylistic analysis

1 Introduction
As the significant carrier of international trade activities, business English letter is the most frequently used business transaction communication means, and it also the basis and tool for external trade and related business activities. So how to use business English letter appropriate is quite important. Appropriateness of business English letter will not only let the trade go smoothly, expand trade also it can strengthen the relationship on two sides then promoted further exchange and cooperation. So through stylistic analysis more stylistic feature can be known, and then to help handle the characteristic when writing business letter. In this paper, first the author will make a briefly introduction of business English letter. It is the basis of this study. Only understand its background well a further stylistic analysis can be done.