Author(s)

Lv Yingli, Liu Yichu

Corresponding Author

Lv Yingli

Abstract

This paper analyzes the stylistic characteristics of contract English from lexical and syntactic features. The lexical feature of contract English are discussed from the aspects of the using of archaism and professional terms, based on the analysis of a large number of typical examples. This paper expounds the following characteristics of syntactic and grammatical features of contract English: long compound sentences which commonly used, nominalization and conditional clauses.

Keywords

Contract English, Stylistic Characteristics, Lexical Features, Syntactic Features