Abstract

This paper analyses the structure patterns of code-switching quantitatively and qualitatively based on EFL classroom discourse. Through the detailed analysis, the paper finds that there are different structure patterns in which teachers often switch their codes in English classroom. These structure patterns are reflected in different language levels: words and phrases level, clausal and sentence level. The functions of code-switching are determined by those structure patterns that teachers will choose for different purposes in the process of teaching.

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  • IntroductionIn the May of 2019, Trish Regan, host of Fox Business Network, made a series of comments on US-China trade war, accusing China of ―stealing‖ their intellectual property

  • Recent years have witnessed a great undulation on the trade relationship between China and the United States

  • Under the theoretical framework of Appraisal System (Martin and White, 2005), mainly its Attitude subsystem, this paper aims to explore the attitudinal changes of Trish Regan in her news commentaries and her debate with Liu Xin

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Introduction

In the May of 2019, Trish Regan, host of Fox Business Network, made a series of comments on US-China trade war, accusing China of ―stealing‖ their intellectual property. In response to her commentary, Liu Xin, anchor of China Global Television Network, released a video titled ―China won‘t accept unequal trade deal‖ on the morning of May 22, 2019, in which she accused Trish‘s words of being ―supported with little substance‖. Trish soon responded with a news commentary titled ―China State TV Targets Trish‖ and challenged Liu Xin to a debate. On May 30, Chinese anchor Liu Xin and American anchor Trish Regan, both claiming to speak for themselves, had their debate on trade talks through satellite

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