汉语拒绝言语行为的跨性别差异

Cross-sex Differences in Chinese Refusal Speech Act

跨性别拒绝言语行为是一个复杂的现象。旨在讨论在拒绝异性的请求、邀请和建议时,男性和女性所使用的不同拒绝模式;并通过问卷调查以及对调查结果进行的分析进一步论证,由于生理、心理、社会环境等因素,女性在实施拒绝言语行为方面要比男性委婉而礼貌;只有在拒绝异性所提供的帮助时,男性比女性更委婉。

Cross-sex refusal speech act is a very complex phenomenon.This paper aims at studying on the cross-sex difference manifested in the Chinese refusal speech act through a questionnaire,the result of which shows:women and men tend to use different refusal strategies in refusing the request,invitation and suggestions of friends of the opposite sex,but generally speaking,because of the physiological,psychological and social environment factors,women are more indirect and polite than men;while men are more polite in refusing offer.