Contents
1.Introduction 1
2. Literature review 2
2.1 Studies abroad 2
2.2 Studies in China 3
2.3 Comments on previous studies 4
3. The development of the foregrounding theory 5
3.1 Introduction to the foregrounding theory 5
3.2 The foregrounding pattern 7
3.2.1 Deviation 7
3.2.2 Overregularity 8
4. Analysis on foregrounding of Cummings’ poems 11
4.1 Analysis on foregrounding of “if everything happens that can’t be done” 11
4.1.1 Lexical deviation 13
4.1.2 Grammatical deviation 13
4.1.3 Graphological deviation 14
4.1.4 Semantic deviation 15
4.1.5 Lexical overregularity 15
4.1.6 Grammatical overregularity 16
4.2 Analysis on foregrounding of “Buffalo Bill’s” 17
4.2.1 Graphological deviation 18
4.2.2 Lexical deviation 19
4.2.3 Semantic deviation 19
5. Conclusion 21
Acknowledgements 22
References 23
摘 要
詩人卡明斯（1894-1962年）是20世紀最有影響的實驗主義詩人之一。他的詩歌在結構上是前所未有的傳統(tǒng)詩歌的典型叛逆，因此,不僅引起了文學界的強烈反響，也引起了語言學家的關注。目前對卡明斯詩歌的研究可以概括為三種形式:一是從文學評論的角度,二是從英語敘事文體學和修辭學的角度,三是從語音學的角度。但目前的研究大多偏重于卡明斯詩歌中的變異,因此，本文試圖從前景化的角度入手，對卡明斯的詩歌進行比較全面的，更進一步的研究, 幫助讀者深入領會卡明斯詩歌的意義，挖掘詩歌的美學價值。本文的基本內(nèi)容包括三個部分：（一）相關文獻的綜述；（二）研究和分析前景化理論的發(fā)展和前景化效果實現(xiàn)模式；（三）利用前景化效果實現(xiàn)模式來分析卡明斯的詩歌“if everything happens that can’t be done”和 “Buffalo Bill’s”前景化實現(xiàn)的手段。本文進一步驗證了前景化效果實現(xiàn)的模式，并分析了卡明斯詩歌的前景化實現(xiàn)的特征。
關鍵詞：卡明斯詩歌；前景化；解析
ABSTRACT
E. E. Cummings (1894-1962), one of the most influential experimental poets in the 20th century, is famous for his unconventional poems, which have evoked great interest both in the literary and linguistic circles. The previous studies are generalized into three aspects: from the perspectives of phonology, stylistics and literary criticism. As these studies only lay stress on the study of deviation in Cummings’ poems, this thesis attempts to make a comprehensive and further study of Cummings’ poems from the foregrounding perspective with the purpose of helping readers understand the meaning and aesthetic value of poems. The main contents of this thesis fall into three parts: literature review of Cummings’ poems, the development of the foregrounding theory and analysis, based on the foregrounding pattern, on foregrounding of Cummings’ poems “if everything happens that can’t be done” and “Buffalo Bill’s”. This thesis further verifies the foregrounding pattern and analyzes the foregrounding features of Cummings’ poems.
