This paper retrieves the keywords of “linguistics and counts relevant articles Modern Foreign Languages in past ten years from database China Knowledge Network (CNKI) analyzes by using CiteSpace, a visualization software. Based on analysis, it can be found that linguistics research has basically formed development trend application-oriented interdisciplinary intersectional years, among which ap...

Genre, from the Systemic Functional Linguistics point of view, refers to the organization of any speech activity in stages, determined by the overall purpose of the genre and by social conventions. In this paper, the SFL approach to genre and register is applied to the genre of online movie reviews. A corpus analysis shows specific stages in the genre: Descriptive stages (in turn, Subject Matte...

Background: English language writing is important in university entrance examinations in Japan and influences what learners and teachers do in English classes. This is especially noticeable in secondary education in Japan. While much research on university entrance examinations in Japan has been conducted, little attention has been paid to the types of writing required in these examinations. Me...

Functional grammar has received more and more attention from domestic scholars in the world of linguistics since 1970s, but it is still new to most EFL teachers. In spite of controversies about its applications into classroom teaching, this new grammar model has its own advantages and can facilitate EFL students to achieve academic success. This paper, based on current literature, examines and ...

Abstract Ecological identity, acting as the baton to guide public’s behavior in nature, is closely correlated with environmental crises that threaten human survival. Previous studies of ecological identity are mostly conducted domain sociopsychology an emphasis on human’s attitude and behavior. Less attention, however, has been paid discursive construction one’s identity. The current study aims...