基于不礼貌视角对比中西方面子观念的差异

A Comparative Study on the Differences of Face Concept between China and the West from the Perspective of Impoliteness

近年来学界一直试图探寻新的框架来审视面子问题,现代研究更倾向于从身份与面子、交际互动中的面子、多元文化下的面子以及不礼貌中的面子几个不同的视角更进一步地审视面子问题。基于Bousfield的不礼貌理论来探究在不礼貌言语行为中中西方面子观念的差。研究发现,在直接不礼貌话语中,中西方面子观比较容易产生差异。

In recent years,the academic scholars have been trying to explore a new framework to study the face concept.Modern studies tend to study the face concept from the perspectives of identity,face in interaction,face in multi-culture and face in impoliteness.Based on Bousfield’s impoliteness theory,this paper explores the differences between Chinese and Western concepts of face in impoliteness speech acts.It is found that there are differences between Chinese and Western perspectives on face in direct impolite discourse.