跨文化交际下模糊限制语在商务英语函电中的语用功能

Pragmatic Function of English Hedges in Business English Correspondences from Cross-cultural Communication Perspective.

模糊限制语是一种常见的语言现象,并广泛应用于商务英语函电中。在跨文化商务交际中,模糊限制语的恰当使用能提高语言的表现力,使语言得体委婉,诚恳礼貌,能维护好交际双方关系,达到一定交际目的。

Hedge is a common language phenomenon, which is widely used in business English corre-spondences. In cross-cultural business communication, proper use of hedges can improve language expres-sion which makes language appropriate and polite, thus maintaining good relations between the communica-tors and actualizing the purpose of communication.