目 錄
ABSTRACT ...........................................................................3
Introduction .......................................................................6
1. The implication of business English letter ......................................7
2. The functions of business English letter in the business activity ...............7
3. Analyzing the three style features and their influences on business letter ......8
3.1 Features of the vocabulary use .................................................8
3.1.1 Using the words normally .....................................................9
3.1.2 Accurate expression and strong speciality ...................................10
3.1.3 Thick in simple, thin in polish .............................................12
1. Please be advised that we have received your invoice NO.248. .................12
2. Your invoice NO.248 has been received. .......................................12
3.2 Features of the sentence structure ............................................13
3.2.1 Conventions and completity of the sentence ..................................13
3.2.2 Using the illustrative sentence to express the tactful imperative meaning ...15
3.2.3 Using the polite formula massively ..........................................15
3. It can also be used when you get the information of the other party. ...........16
3.2.4 Using the inversion sentence ................................................16
3.3 Accurate confidence of the polite and tactful tone ............................17
Conclusion ........................................................................20
Bibiography .......................................................................21
Acknowledgements ..................................................................22
The business English, such as the business letter, agreement, contract, advertisement, document and the business lecture , all belong to one of the practical writing. Although each of them has its own style of writing, there is a common style in all of them. At present, maybe most of students are not familiar with most of those practical writing, even if we saw them before. Therefore, now we can understand some practical writing well further through this article. This article is mainly about the style features of business English letter. There are three aspects about the contents. First, we will explain the implication of business English letter; secondly, we will talk about the function of business letter in the business activities; thirdly, we will analyze the style features and their influences on the business letter (three features: 1 features of the vocabulary use; 2 features of the sentence structure; 3 accurate confidence of the polite and tactful tone).
Because the contents of the above are related with each part, according to the three style features’ analysis and studies of business letter, we can master the use of business English and understand various functions about the business letter, so that we can express it and translate it accurately and normally when we communicate with foreigners , even the whole business which is associated with the foreign affairs, and it can help us be engaged into the foreign trading profession if you want to. As we know, the process of all the activities in the foreign trading cannot depart from expression both parties’ thought activity in English. From another angle , it can also improve the international business personnel ability in using English properly. So we will study the style features in the business English letter with some related knowledge as following.
KEYWORDS: business letter, style feature, writing, business activity