Слайд 1The Style of Official Documents
Слайд 2 Function: to state conditions binding two parties in an undertaking
and reaching agreement between them
official documents
business documents
legal documents
military documents
diplomatic documents
Слайд 3
a) the state and the citizen, or citizen and citizen
(jurisdiction);
b) a society and its members (statute or ordinance);
c) two
or more enterprises or bodies (business correspondence or contracts);
d) two or more governments (pacts, treaties);
e) a person in authority and a subordinate (orders, regulations, authoritative directions);
f) the board or presidium and the assembly or general meeting (procedures acts, minutes), etc.
Слайд 4Peculiarities of the style:
A special system of clichés, terms and
set expressions:
I beg to inform you;
I beg
to move;
I second the motion;
provisional agenda;
the above-mentioned;
hereinafter named;
on behalf of.
Слайд 5 the use of abbreviations, conventional symbols and contractions, e.
g.
Gvt. (government); H.M.S. (Her Majesty’s Steamship); $ (dollar); Ltd (Limited).
adv. (advance); atk. (attack); obj. (object); ATAS (Air Transport Auxiliary Service)
absence
of emotiveness,
except: Dear Sir; yours faithfully
Слайд 6 the use of special terms, e.g. extra revenue; taxable capacities
in the sphere of finance;
terms and phrases like to ratify
an agreement; memorandum; pact; plenipotentiary in diplomatic documents;
terms and phrases like to deal with a case; summary procedure; a body of judges in legal documents
Слайд 7the use of bookish words and phrases:
plausible (=possible)
to inform (=to tell)
to assist (=to
help)
to cooperate (=to work together)
to promote (=to help something develop)
to secure (=to make
certain) social progress
with the following objectives/ends (=for these purposes)
to be determined/resolved (=to wish)
to endeavour (=to try)
to proceed (=to go)
to inquire (to ask).
Слайд 8definite compositional structure and design:
1. Heading
2. Date
3. Name and address
4. Salutation
5. Reference
6. Opening
7. Body
8. Closing
9. Stamp (if any) and
signatures