“请求”言语行为的跨文化研究

A Cross-Cultural Study of Requests

"请求"言语行为的跨文化研究已有近30年的历史,研究内容主要涉及交际策略与实现方式、礼貌和间接性的关系以及影响因素等问题;研究方法即语料收集方法,包括引发式问卷调查、自然录音、语料库和等级评价。此类研究对提高语言学习者跨文化交际能力具有重要指导意义。

The paper attempts to present a systematic review of the speech act of request in cross-cultural studies from the perspective of research content and methodology.Research content includes request strategies and realization patterns,the relationship between politeness and indirectness and factors that affect the strategies.Methodology refers to the data collection method,such as elicitation questionnaire,natural recording and rating scales.The paper points out that the study of speech act is suggestive and instructive in developing the cross-cultural communication ability of the language learners.