商务英语的语言经济价值属性分析及理论框架构建

文章回顾了语言经济学的发展历程,将语言经济学理论与商务英语相结合,在语言经济学范式下分析语言的经济、价值属性。文章提出了基于语言价值、经济、人力资本、公共产品和制度属性的商务英语学科命题,并将文化差异研究纳入商务英语的研究范畴,语言经济学为建构商务英语理论提供了充分的学理依据,而商务英语的研究理论能给跨文化交际实践提供解释力。

This paper reviews the developments of the economics of language, and combines its theory with business English, an-alyzing the economic and value attributes of language. It provides a theoretic framework for the studies of business English and ex-plore the theoretical basis of its subject orientation. This paper proposes five orientations for business discipline： value, economic,public goods, human capital and institution. Cultural differences are encompassed in the category of business English studies. Thee-conomics of language serves as sufficient theoretical basis for business English studies which can help the explanation of cross-cultur-al communication practice.