Structurally and Functionally Comparative Analysis of Lexlical Bundles in the English Abstracts of Chinese and International Journals

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to make a comparative analysis of the lexical bundles in the English abstracts of Chinese journals and in those of international periodicals. The most frequently used four-word lexical bundles in the self-made corpus, Chinese-English Parallel Corpus (CEPAC), were identified and classified structurally and functionally. Results indicate that the lexical bundles in the English abstracts of Chinese journals are structurally incomplete in comparison with those in the texts of international journals. Similarly, in spite of the larger number in type and token, lexical bundles are less varied in form, meaning and function in Chinese journal abstracts. Therefore it is quite necessary to strengthen the richness, diversity and fluency of lexical bundles in Chinese journal English abstracts.