The purpose of this essay is to study whether the linguistic behaviour of adult women using hedging and tags as indicative of an intrinsically tentative gender identity or of the effects of male dominant position thro...The purpose of this essay is to study whether the linguistic behaviour of adult women using hedging and tags as indicative of an intrinsically tentative gender identity or of the effects of male dominant position through analyzing daily conversations of the heterosexual couples.The small scale study employs the methodology,namely,recording spontaneous and natural spoken conversation from authentic interaction with the permission of the ten male-female couples.Digital record pen with an omnidirectional microphone are placed in the central living area of each couple's home.Then discourse analysis provides data making it possible to support Fishman's claim that women use tag questions and 'you know' not because women are not being really sure of themselves,or are looking to the addressee for confirmation,but because men in a dominant position often refuse to take responsibility for the smooth conduct of interpersonal relations,women use tag questions and 'you know' to elicit and maintain conversations.展开更多
"垮掉的一代"也是曾经的乖孩子,他们曾经都想成为英雄,对朋友充满义气,深爱着自己的父母,对爱情有着美好的憧憬。作为"垮掉的一代"的代表人物之一,除了在《在路上》等书中所体现出的流浪与"垮掉"以外,杰..."垮掉的一代"也是曾经的乖孩子,他们曾经都想成为英雄,对朋友充满义气,深爱着自己的父母,对爱情有着美好的憧憬。作为"垮掉的一代"的代表人物之一,除了在《在路上》等书中所体现出的流浪与"垮掉"以外,杰克·凯鲁亚克在另外的一系列小说中对于爱情和亲情也曾有过着力描写,且并没有让读者感觉到多少"垮掉"的色彩。本文结合凯鲁亚克的小说《玛吉·卡西迪》(Maggie Cassidy,1959)《特丽丝苔莎》(Tristessa,1960)《吉拉德的幻象》(Visions of Gerard,1963)和《皮克》(Pic,1971)等作品分析其对于爱情、兄弟之情、父母之爱等的描写,揭示其对于爱的主题这一美好情感的关注与期待,同时以期中国的读者,尤其是青少年能更多关注"垮掉的一代"作品中积极、美好的一面,吸收西方亚文化以及"垮掉哲学"中的正能量,参与并推动健康的中国青年亚文化的构建与形成,从而服务于社会主流文化。展开更多
文摘The purpose of this essay is to study whether the linguistic behaviour of adult women using hedging and tags as indicative of an intrinsically tentative gender identity or of the effects of male dominant position through analyzing daily conversations of the heterosexual couples.The small scale study employs the methodology,namely,recording spontaneous and natural spoken conversation from authentic interaction with the permission of the ten male-female couples.Digital record pen with an omnidirectional microphone are placed in the central living area of each couple's home.Then discourse analysis provides data making it possible to support Fishman's claim that women use tag questions and 'you know' not because women are not being really sure of themselves,or are looking to the addressee for confirmation,but because men in a dominant position often refuse to take responsibility for the smooth conduct of interpersonal relations,women use tag questions and 'you know' to elicit and maintain conversations.
文摘"垮掉的一代"也是曾经的乖孩子,他们曾经都想成为英雄,对朋友充满义气,深爱着自己的父母,对爱情有着美好的憧憬。作为"垮掉的一代"的代表人物之一,除了在《在路上》等书中所体现出的流浪与"垮掉"以外,杰克·凯鲁亚克在另外的一系列小说中对于爱情和亲情也曾有过着力描写,且并没有让读者感觉到多少"垮掉"的色彩。本文结合凯鲁亚克的小说《玛吉·卡西迪》(Maggie Cassidy,1959)《特丽丝苔莎》(Tristessa,1960)《吉拉德的幻象》(Visions of Gerard,1963)和《皮克》(Pic,1971)等作品分析其对于爱情、兄弟之情、父母之爱等的描写,揭示其对于爱的主题这一美好情感的关注与期待,同时以期中国的读者,尤其是青少年能更多关注"垮掉的一代"作品中积极、美好的一面,吸收西方亚文化以及"垮掉哲学"中的正能量,参与并推动健康的中国青年亚文化的构建与形成,从而服务于社会主流文化。
