摘要
Brown & Levinson's face theory is an important theory in Pragmatics and it is an influential theory in expounding the phenomenon of politeness. Through an analysis of the functions of "face" in English literary works, this article intends to shed new lights on literary pragmatics.
Brown和Levinson的面子理论是语用学领域的一个重要概念,是用于论述和解释礼貌现象的一种颇具影响力的理论。面子问题在英语文学的情节发展申发挥着重要作用。本文运用面子理论封英语文学中面子问题进行探讨,以期揭示英语文学作品申面子的重要性,有助于我们从文学语用学的角度进行英语文学作品的赏析。