Author(s)

Lingjun Du

Corresponding Author

Lingjun Du

ABSTRACT

Reading and appreciating British and American classic literary works is not only helpful for students to be familiar with the western cultural background, but also helpful for students to discover the differences between Chinese and western cultures, especially the appreciation of some British and American classic literary works. It is also helpful for students to realize the unique charm of western literary language in terms of characterization, main structure and language features. To appreciate the process of English and American literature, we need to choose the right method and apply the corresponding theories in systemic functional linguistics to obtain the ideal results. Based on the linguistic perspective, this paper discusses the positive significance of the existence of English and American literature courses and analyzes the strategies for appreciating and reading English and American literature.

KEYWORDS

Linguistics, English and American language and literature works, Appreciation, Reading aesthetics