塞尔的间接言语行为理论对大学英语教学的启示

Implications of indirect speech act theory for college English teaching

文章从语言教学的角度 ,首先评述了塞尔对理解间接言语行为的阐释 :交际双方所共有的语言和非语言背景知识 ,会话原则及双方的推理能力 ;接着重点探讨了这些必备条件对大学英语教学的启示。

From language teaching perspective, this paper first discusses the necessary apparatus to interpret indirect speech acts by Searle: mutually shared background information, both linguistic and non-linguistic; certain general principles of cooperative conversation and the ability of the hearer to make inference. Then, the author focuses on the implications of indirect speech act theory for college English teaching.