对称赞语回应之“thank you”的研究(英文)

A Study of “Thank you”, a Compliment Response

致谢作为一种和谐性的言语行为，本质上是礼貌的，与道歉，命令，祝贺和许诺一样，它与人们的日常生活密切相关。致谢同时又是我们日常生活中发生频率很高的一种言语行为。正确地表达致谢有着重要的社会价值。本研究从理论上增进了我们有关致谢言语行为的知识，从实践上可以帮助我们建立一个良好的人际关系和和谐的社会氛围。

“Thank you”as a convivial speech act is polite in essence. Just as apologizing, commanding, congratulating and promising, it has close relation with people’s daily life. Mean-while “thank you”is a highly frequent speech act in our daily lives. Hence examining into how people express “thank you”properly is of great significance for understanding human com-munication. Theoretically, this study enriches our knowledge about the speech act of “thank you”, and practically, helps us properly express “thank you”and establish a good interpersonal relationship and a harmonious a social atmosphere.