从语用学角度看英语称赞语

A Tentative Study of English Compliments in Terms of Pragmatics

称赞是人们日常交际中频繁使用的一种礼貌言语行为。称赞语是人们对人或物表示赞美、赏识、钦佩等感情的话语。称赞语的基本话语结构是一种被称赞人必须对称赞做出接受或拒绝回应的配对性结构。从语用学的角度对称赞语的实现方式、功能、内容、分类及应答模式进行了解析。

Compliments is a positive and polite speech act which is frequently used to show the appreciation, admiration, to express friendship and increase the rapport in people＇s daily communication. The basic structure is the pair work, that is, the person who received compliments has to make a response. This paper has made a tentative analysis on the different aspects of the compliments from the perspective of the pragraatics.