英汉称谓语的社会指称意义与语用功能

The Social Referential Meaning and Pragmatic Function of Address Form in English and Chinese

称谓语是人们在日常言语交际中不可或缺的一部分,在许多情况下对对方使用的称谓是传递给对方的第一个信息。不同的称谓可以反映交际双方的角色身份、社会地位、亲疏关系和情感好恶等等。言语交际所要表达的许多信息,往往不必通过交谈,而是直接通过称谓就可以表达出来。因此,无论是从社会的角度来讲,还是从语用的角度而言,语言称谓的研究都有其价值。

Address form is an indispensable part in every language communication.In many cases,it is the first information that is transmitted to the participant involved in communication.The use of different address forms reflect the communicators＇ identities,social statuses,relationships and their likes and dislikes.It is just through the address form that a lot of information can be expressed even without the following verbal communication.Therefore,it is worth doing research on address form whether from a social point of view or from the perspective of pragmatics.