A Comparison Between English and Chinese Modes of Thinking\;and Their Discourse Structure

Language is not only a carrier of thought but also a expressive form.Thought pattern and convention restrict textual structure and decide the textual pattern.Different cultures have different thought patterns.The differences of language thought pattern determine the differences of textual structure.In intercultural textual communication the information sender must organize his text by the way in which the information receiver readily accepts if he intends to satisfy the receiver of the textual information.\;