文档介绍：The Influence of the Plain English Movement on Business English Writing
简明英语运动对商务英语写作的影响
By
Yang Pinghao
Supervised by
Prof. Luo Runtian
May 20th, 2011
College of Foreign Languages and Cultures
Chengdu University of Technology
The Influence of the Plain English Movement on Business English Writing
Student: Yang Pinghao Class: 2007110102
Supervisor: Prof. Luo Runtian
Abstract
About three decades ago the Plain English Movement began, and so far it has developed on a spectacular scale around the globe. It was then against gobbledygook and fighting for the benefit of ordinary people; now it is, almost the same but more positively, against the waste of time and money and fighting for effective munication.
Plain English has certainly entered the world of business. For a field that is so in need of efficiency, it has helped a lot. munication in business is like a cornerstone. People conduct the majority of their transactions via it for its permanency and accuracy. With the globalization of economy, business English, or efficient business English es more and more essential. So the old style of business English, long-winded and obscure, starts to appear helpless or even cause more trouble. That’s why plain English is now widely accepted and practiced.
Due to the influence of plain English, business people begin to make their writings shorter by employing simpler words and removing needless jargons. In this way, they express themselves more clearly and help the readers understand them more easily. A number of examples are presented in this paper to show how plain English actually helps to simplify business writing. But the purpose of plain English is not merely to simplify, totally denying traditional business English, but to state all the information in a more concise and clearer way for quicker and better understanding.
The author hopes this study will help people get a better understanding of both plain English and business writing, and be better at writing