英汉请求言语行为中起始行为语的对比研究

Comparative Study on Alerters in Chinese and English Speech Act of Request

本研究调查了19名加拿大英语母语者和19名中国英语学习者在书面语篇完成任务(WDCT)中招呼语的使用情况,在12种情景中分析了招呼语在中、英文请求中使用的差异。研究结果表明,语用学教学至关重要,因为它能帮助学习者熟悉不同的语用方式在目标语言中的应用,语用教学有助于学习者熟悉目的语中不同的语用手段和实践。

This study investigated the use of alerters by 19 Canadian English native speakers and 19 Chinese English learners in their written responses to 12 scenarios on a written discourse completion task(WDCT),and analyzed the different use of alerters in Chinese and English requests.The findings show that pragmatics teaching is crucial as it helps learners become familiar with the different pragmatic devices and practices in the target language.