英语reexploring o henrys short storiesa corpusbased pilot study本科学位论文文档格式.docx
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setting;
theme
1.Introduction
Henry
was
called
American
Guy
De
Maupassant.
Both
authors
wrote
twist
endings,
but
stories
were
much
playful
optimistic.
Among
former
studies
on
O.Henry’s
stories,
there
consensus
works
are
generally
branded
with
such
as
surprising
use
coincidence
or
chance
create
humor,
ingenious
exquisite
layouts,
smile-in-tears
irony
so
forth.
Despite
discussion,
little
work
been
done
reveal
its
styles.
Nor
quantitative
data
convincing
evidence.
established
description
style,
it
seems
unlikely
find
anything
original.
However,
analysis
in
present
paper
aims
illustrate
value
empirical
exploring
On
one
hand,
statistic
help
confirm
canonical
view
stories;
other
stylistics
related
works.
2.Data
Methodology
devoted
investigating
styles
an
way,
applying
both
qualitative
methods.
study
adopts
two
corpora.
One
book
Million
(a
stories),
published
1906,
contains
series
took
place
New
York
City
early
years
20th
century.
computer
readable
versions
available
internet
used
set
up
minor
working
investigation
(
Brown
reference
corpus.
concordance
this
Wordsmith
tools.
undertake
analyses
frequencies
items
extract
collocational
information.
By
corpora
software,
words
significant
keyness
will
be
sorted
out
first,
then
lines
keyword
collocates
extracted.
processed
statistical
instruments.
3.Overall
Statistics
essential
starting
point
systematic
textual
analysis.
Tools
provide
comparison
made
Table
3.1.
3.1
Comparison
Overall
Statistics
between
Two
Corporatext
file
in
text
types
(distinct
words)
type/token
ratio
(TTR)
standardised
TTR
mean
sentence
length
(in
word
characters)
std.dev.
Mini
52,770
8,251
16
46.97
1,000.00
15
4
2.24
Brown
1,390,505
47,146
39.07
23
5
2.52
number
tokens,
rather
small
compared
Brown.
observed
standardized
type-token
higher
than
is,
lexical
variation
reflects.
result
quite
surprising,
fact
O.Henry
notable
writing
diversity
expressions.
shows
shorter
sentences
those
written
texts.
each
several
incidents
clues
condensed
into
merely
750
so.
Naturally,
deliver
new
flash
time.
takes
less
time
readers
follow
development
dramatic
plot.
Fundamentally
product
time,
Henry#39;
s
provides
best
English
examples
catching
entire
flavor
age.
Whether
roaming
cattle-lands
Texas,
art
‘gentle
grafter’,
tensions
class
wealth
turn-of-the-century
York,
had
inimitable
hand
isolating
some
element
society
describing
incredible
economy
grace
language.
4.Keyword
Analysis
Settings
Setting
indispensable
constituent
telling.
basically
includes
closely
aspects
–
event
action
place,
where
social
environment
characters:
manners,
customs,
moral
values
govern
characters’
society.
study,
first
sorting
keywords
texts
4.1
shows.
Indoor
places
room,
restaurant,
Bogle’s,
Cypher’s,
store,
flat,
door,
window,
dresser,
table,
skylight,
floor,
desk,
bench,
street,
corner,
sidewalk,
Broadway,
avenue,
park,
Denoting
time
evening,
night,
o’clock,
strikingly
interesting
three
explicitly
refer
at
after
sunset,
including
‘evening’,
‘night’.
More
interestingly,
almost
all
collocations
‘o’clock’
indicate
right
from
late
afternoon
till
night.
following
1.s
few.
barely
10
o#39;
clock
chilly
gusts
wind
2.ey
Donovan#39;
paper-box
girl.
At
jolly
round
face
"
Big
Mike"
3.heatres
stupid,
anyway."
11
night
somebody
tapped
lightly
4.ant
overshadow
her
friend.
4
third
day
M
5.upper
windows
lighted?
Well,
6
I
stood
house
youn
6.a
strike-breaker#39;
motor
car.
waiter
brought
dinner
c
7.e
thinking.
evening
about
my
mistress
ordered
him
get
busy
8.lar
eighty-
seven
cents?
7
coffee
frying-
9.ging
mistress.
most
times
when
he
returned
evening.
At
10.coddled,
praised
kissed
clock.
Art
engaging
wa
11.We
married
last
8
Little
Church
Around
Cor
12.ew
samples
morning.
It#39;
9.45
clock,
single
picture
hat
pi
13.g
happiness
your
son."
eight
next
Aunt
Ellen
a
14.by
we
moved
out,
#39;
twas
eleven
stands
bit
upon
sidewalk
15.d
you
burn
Dele?
Five
think,"
said
Dele,
plaintively.
16.be
happening?
asked
Ikey.
Nine
clock,"
Mr.
McGowan.
Supper#39;
se
17.ook
make
think
it!
nine
Dulcie
tin
box
crackers
18.he
announced.
exactly
ten
parted
here
restaura
Further
observation
names
leads
conclusion
except
happened
take
dusk
Is
any
coincidence?
Perhaps
daytime
common
masses
excessively
busy
worrying
their
means
livelihood.
Only
supper
did
they
part
activities,
‘dinner’,
‘ball’,
‘café
’,
‘park’,
‘play’
appear
context
temporal
keywords.
reflection
cultural
contexts
1920s
America.
People,
whether
poor
rich,
would
like
cup
café
glass
drink
pub.
Young
girls
dreamed
dancing
beloved
partners
ball
lower
class.
noun
physical
events
roughly
grouped
types:
indoor
outdoor
places.
Some
unexpected
might
happen
‘room’,
‘restaurant’,
‘flat’,
‘store’,
second
‘floor’,
even
near
‘dresser’,
‘table’
‘desk’
inside.
They
everyday
can’t
expect
conspicuous
incident
these
author
wise
enough
arrange
unusual
ordinary
settings.
Other
adventures
experienced
‘street’,
‘corner’,
‘sidewalk’,
Second
‘Avenue’,
‘bench’
‘park’.
no
imposing
scale
unique
style.
But
perfectly
matched
people.
‘store’
‘corner’
embedded
unknown
possibilities
coming
events.
inconspicuous
accidental
coincidences
good
people
circumstances.
He
quoted
once
saying,
‘There
everything.
I’ve
got
yarns
park
benches,
lampposts
newspaper
stands.’
A
range
frequent
figure
major
themes
To
better
investigate
what
reveal,
necessary
further
categorize
them
according
denotations.
5.1
categorization.
Frequ
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