Vagueness is a linguistic phenomenon which ubiquitously exists in the communication of human languages. The use of vague language in teacher talk has an important effect on classroom interaction and teaching results. ...Vagueness is a linguistic phenomenon which ubiquitously exists in the communication of human languages. The use of vague language in teacher talk has an important effect on classroom interaction and teaching results. This paper, based on Verschueren's Adaptation Theory, mainly explores the adaptability of vague language in English teacher talk in the communicative classroom context. The study shows that employment of vague language in English teacher talk adapts to the communicative contextual factors. Interpreting vague language in teacher talk is conducive to understanding the dynamic process of language use.展开更多
English business correspondence plays an important role in business activities. People take it for granted that it should be cautious and accurate,but neglect the necessity and importance of vague language. Therefore,...English business correspondence plays an important role in business activities. People take it for granted that it should be cautious and accurate,but neglect the necessity and importance of vague language. Therefore, it is very important to apply vague language to English business correspondence.展开更多
Vagueness is a ubiquitous phenomenon in language use.Because of its flexibility and generality,vague language is used in CN N economic news widely.From the perspective of Verschueren's adaptation theory,this paper...Vagueness is a ubiquitous phenomenon in language use.Because of its flexibility and generality,vague language is used in CN N economic news widely.From the perspective of Verschueren's adaptation theory,this paper collects ten economic news to conduct research and analyzes vague language from three aspects of adaptation theory.The result shows that adaptation to the mental world includes the readers'mental world and editors'mental world;adaptation to the physical world includes the time,space and other features of the physical world;adaptation to the social world includes the politeness and avoiding negative effect on society.展开更多
文摘Vagueness is a linguistic phenomenon which ubiquitously exists in the communication of human languages. The use of vague language in teacher talk has an important effect on classroom interaction and teaching results. This paper, based on Verschueren's Adaptation Theory, mainly explores the adaptability of vague language in English teacher talk in the communicative classroom context. The study shows that employment of vague language in English teacher talk adapts to the communicative contextual factors. Interpreting vague language in teacher talk is conducive to understanding the dynamic process of language use.
文摘English business correspondence plays an important role in business activities. People take it for granted that it should be cautious and accurate,but neglect the necessity and importance of vague language. Therefore, it is very important to apply vague language to English business correspondence.
文摘Vagueness is a ubiquitous phenomenon in language use.Because of its flexibility and generality,vague language is used in CN N economic news widely.From the perspective of Verschueren's adaptation theory,this paper collects ten economic news to conduct research and analyzes vague language from three aspects of adaptation theory.The result shows that adaptation to the mental world includes the readers'mental world and editors'mental world;adaptation to the physical world includes the time,space and other features of the physical world;adaptation to the social world includes the politeness and avoiding negative effect on society.
