What is a lie？ Why do people tell lies？ What compels them to make false utterances？ How do people treat lie, deception or fudge？ Is the attitude to them the same in different cultures？ If not, what differences ar...What is a lie？ Why do people tell lies？ What compels them to make false utterances？ How do people treat lie, deception or fudge？ Is the attitude to them the same in different cultures？ If not, what differences are there？ An answer to these and some other questions is being sought in the paper. Producing a false utterance, the sender deprives the communication partner of the right to receive full information. The article presents views of Russians and representatives of Anglo-American culture on telling lies drawing the readers＇ attention to very serious situations, such as family conflicts between spouses, aggravated with lies. The material for analysis is taken from the texts by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and the American novel writer Irwin Shaw. The analysis is based on the study of verbal and non-verbal markers of false utterances generated by quarreling spouses. A complex method of researching the literary material combining linguistic, extra-linguistic, and paralinguistic analysis of conflict speech acts with false utterances of different kinds is applied.展开更多
February 14 is Valentine’s Day,a festival recognized the world over by lovers.Recent years have seen more and more young Chinese begin to celebrate this festival and more people begin to reassess their love and marri...February 14 is Valentine’s Day,a festival recognized the world over by lovers.Recent years have seen more and more young Chinese begin to celebrate this festival and more people begin to reassess their love and marriage through this romantic occasion.展开更多
一荷兰男士在圣诞节为了和情妇幽会,居然跟妻子“谎报军情”,称自己被歹人绑架。结果警方出动,方水落石出,却发现,此君正和情妇厮混一处！本文使用了两个表达“情妇”意思的词:mistress/his lady friend。此外,一个动词appreciated用得...一荷兰男士在圣诞节为了和情妇幽会,居然跟妻子“谎报军情”,称自己被歹人绑架。结果警方出动,方水落石出,却发现,此君正和情妇厮混一处！本文使用了两个表达“情妇”意思的词:mistress/his lady friend。此外,一个动词appreciated用得好极了。】展开更多
文摘What is a lie？ Why do people tell lies？ What compels them to make false utterances？ How do people treat lie, deception or fudge？ Is the attitude to them the same in different cultures？ If not, what differences are there？ An answer to these and some other questions is being sought in the paper. Producing a false utterance, the sender deprives the communication partner of the right to receive full information. The article presents views of Russians and representatives of Anglo-American culture on telling lies drawing the readers＇ attention to very serious situations, such as family conflicts between spouses, aggravated with lies. The material for analysis is taken from the texts by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and the American novel writer Irwin Shaw. The analysis is based on the study of verbal and non-verbal markers of false utterances generated by quarreling spouses. A complex method of researching the literary material combining linguistic, extra-linguistic, and paralinguistic analysis of conflict speech acts with false utterances of different kinds is applied.
文摘February 14 is Valentine’s Day,a festival recognized the world over by lovers.Recent years have seen more and more young Chinese begin to celebrate this festival and more people begin to reassess their love and marriage through this romantic occasion.
