Study Of Anaphora At Sentence Level And Discourse Level

Anaphora is a linguistic phenomenon that is widely used in everyday life. The thesis studies the characteristics and application of anaphora at sentence level and discourse level. In research of anaphora at sentence level, c-command theory from Transformational Grammar is applied to give deeper analysis. Plenty of typical examples are used to research the realization of anaphora. By means of statistical methods, comparisons on different use patterns of anaphora at discourse level are made between written and spoken English as well as between English and Chinese. The conclusion drawn from the research has great significance in directing people to understand and use anaphora.