摘要
英语委婉语是一种语言文化现象,人们对它的选择和使用都是为了实现某种目的。本文从语用学的角度出发,通过一些例子,观察并探讨说话人在使用委婉语(主要是语境中的委婉语)时受言语交际中的目的一意图原则驱使而采用的一些语用策略。它们分别是:假信息策略、适当冗余信息策略、模糊策略、迂回(正话反说)策略、求美策略和得体策略。
English euphemism is a phenomenon of language and culture.People choose and use it to achieve their goal.From the perspective of pragmatics,this paper attempts to discuss some pragmatic tactics the speaker is spurred by the Goal-Intention Principle. The author discusses:unauthentic information tactic,proper redundancy tactic,vague- ness tactic,periphrases tactic,seeking aesthetics tactic and properly worded tactic.
关键词
目的—意图原则
委婉语
语用策略
Goal-Intention Principle
euphemism
pragmatic tactics