Based on some insights from face-negotiation theory and through discourse completion test （DCT）, analyzing the frequencies of apology choice and compared with the research results of the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Re...Based on some insights from face-negotiation theory and through discourse completion test （DCT）, analyzing the frequencies of apology choice and compared with the research results of the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization Project （CCSARP）, this paper addresses itself to exploration of the impact of face concept on pragmatic features of Chinese apologies and the dynamic relations between social parameters and the apologetic strategies. The data for this study are elicited from an open-ended DCT questionnaire and analysis of frequencies of apology strategies. The concept of Chinese face and understanding of the conflict as well as its processing mode of seeking harmony make Chinese apology behavior more concerned with the recovery of estrangement relationships, and the apology strategies are used for the purpose of compensating for the face losses of the offenders. An apology will transfer emotional information to each other, to shift the focus of the conflict, quell conflicts, and ease relationships. The parameters of power and social distance have impact on the choice tendency of Illocutionary Force Indicating Devices （IFID）, self-supportive, and other-supportive strategies.展开更多
1.IntroductionThe rapid growth and expansion of global interaction inbusiness,education,the arts,etc.,have made it important forindividuals working in bicultural settings to have anunderstanding of the dynamics of cro...1.IntroductionThe rapid growth and expansion of global interaction inbusiness,education,the arts,etc.,have made it important forindividuals working in bicultural settings to have anunderstanding of the dynamics of cross-cultural communication.Scollon and Scollon(1995) state that as a result of theirresearch in international business consultation,it has beendiscovered that some of the main reasons for miscommunicationin the cross-cultural context lie in differences in patterns ofdiscourse rather than as a result of mispronunciation,poorgrammar or underdeveloped lexical resources.They write that,展开更多
文摘Based on some insights from face-negotiation theory and through discourse completion test （DCT）, analyzing the frequencies of apology choice and compared with the research results of the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization Project （CCSARP）, this paper addresses itself to exploration of the impact of face concept on pragmatic features of Chinese apologies and the dynamic relations between social parameters and the apologetic strategies. The data for this study are elicited from an open-ended DCT questionnaire and analysis of frequencies of apology strategies. The concept of Chinese face and understanding of the conflict as well as its processing mode of seeking harmony make Chinese apology behavior more concerned with the recovery of estrangement relationships, and the apology strategies are used for the purpose of compensating for the face losses of the offenders. An apology will transfer emotional information to each other, to shift the focus of the conflict, quell conflicts, and ease relationships. The parameters of power and social distance have impact on the choice tendency of Illocutionary Force Indicating Devices （IFID）, self-supportive, and other-supportive strategies.
文摘1.IntroductionThe rapid growth and expansion of global interaction inbusiness,education,the arts,etc.,have made it important forindividuals working in bicultural settings to have anunderstanding of the dynamics of cross-cultural communication.Scollon and Scollon(1995) state that as a result of theirresearch in international business consultation,it has beendiscovered that some of the main reasons for miscommunicationin the cross-cultural context lie in differences in patterns ofdiscourse rather than as a result of mispronunciation,poorgrammar or underdeveloped lexical resources.They write that,
