Abstract: With the development of science and technology as well as economy, the trend to globalization becomes more and more obvious. English commercial advertisement, as a form of business, is prevailing. And language as one of the concrete expression in advertisements plays a vital role in English advertisement. However, because different countries have different cultures, some advertisement designers overlook cultural differences when they design advertisements, so the advertisings they designed are often misunderstood. This paper analyses linguistic features and tries to reveal the pragmatic failures of English commercial advertisements in order to help advertisement designers gain an insight into the problems caused by cultural differences and have a deeper understanding of English language for commercial advertisements. Besides, according to the analysis, some conclusions are reached and suggestions are put forward about how to design and write successful English advertisement. |