ABSTRACT
Journalistic English has played a crucial role today, both in people’s daily life and public affairs. In the composition of news, headline is the part and parcel. Therefore, an excellent headline can attract people and move them. In an effort to present a better understanding of English news headline, this paper introduces the definition, development and functions of English news headline as well as providing a comprehensive expatiation on the features of English news headline from lexical, grammatical, rhetorical devices and punctuation, with a great number of examples. At the last part, the paper summarizes the language features of English news headline. This paper intends to help readers have a better understanding of English news, and at the same time, enjoy the beauty of news language.
Key words：News headline; lexical features; rhetorical features; grammatical features; features of punctuation
Contents
1．Introduction 2
2．Researches on English news headlines 2
3．Functions of English news headlines 4
4．Language features of English news headlines 6
4.1 Lexical features 6
4.2 Rhetorical features 8
4.3 Grammatical features 9
4.4 Features of punctuation 14
5．Conclusion 16
Acknowledgements 17
References 19
