日常言语交际中语用模糊话语的模糊性回应研究

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................ I 摘要................................................................................................. III TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................... V LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................ VII LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................... V III CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION .. (1)

1.1 Background of the study (1)

1.2 Significance of the study (2)

1.3 The overall structure of the study (2)

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW (4)

2.1 Definition and classification of pragmatic ambivalence (4)

2.2 Studies on pragmatic ambivalence (6)

2.2.1 Studies on pragmatic ambivalence abroad (6)

2.2.2 Studies on pragmatic ambivalence at home (8)

2.2.3 Studies on response (10)

2.2.4 Summary (11)

2.3 Theoretical foundation (11)

2.3.1 An introduction to Leech?s Rhetoric Principles (11)

2.3.2 Interpersonal Rhetoric Principles (13)

2.3.3 The characteristics of Interpersonal Rhetoric Principles (14)

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY (16)

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3.1 Research questions (16)

3.2 Data collection (17)

3.2.1 Data sources (17)

3.2.2 The procedures of data collection (18)

3.3 Research methods and procedures (19)

CHAPTER FOUR RESUL TS AND ANAL YSIS (21)

4.1 Pragmatic strategies of ambivalent response adopted in the data (21)

4.1.1 The ambivalent response expressing irony (26)

4.1.2 The ambivalent response expressing banter (30)

4.1.3 The ambivalent response expressing interest (31)

4.1.4 The ambivalent response expressing pollyanna (34)

4.2 The communicative functions of the ambivalent response to pragmatic ambivalence speech in daily verbal communication (35)

4.2.1 Smoothing the conversation (36)

4.2.2 Creating sense of humor (40)

4.2.3 Moderating the communicative atmosphere (41)

4.2.4 Strengthening the interpersonal relationship (44)

CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION (46)

5.1 Major findings (46)

5.2 Limitations and suggestions (47)

REFERENCES (49)

中文参考文献 (51)

作者简历 (53)

学位论文原创性声明 (54)

学位论文数据集 (55)

LIST OF FIGURES

VII

LIST OF TABLES

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

In this chapter, an introduction to this thesis will be demonstrated involving backdrop of the study, significance of the research and integral structure of the thesis.

1.1 Background of the study

Pragmatic ambivalence is a common linguistic phenomenon and it is usually utilized by communicators as a communicative strategy. There are two mainly different definition of pragmatic ambivalence by different scholars. However, the author prefers the definition of pragmatic ambivalence defined by Yu Dongming (1997). Pragmatic ambivalence refers to the indefinite or indirect expressions speakers use in a particular context in order to convey certain illocutionary acts or meanings at the meantime. What the thesis mainly studies is the kind of ambivalent words, namely, the key point of the thesis is not to explore the ambivalence of fuzzy words itself in daily verbal communication but to discuss those words without fuzzy words, which contains indeterminable, and ambivalent illocutionary acts or illocutionary forces.

The speaker?s words containing pragmatic ambivalence generally include positive meanings such as thanking, request, suggestion and negative meanings such as warning, accusation, and irony. While the listener is threatened by speaker?s words including pragmatic ambivalence, he/she might choose to keep silent to maintain face or avoid conflicts. But in most cases, the listener chooses to make response to pragmatic ambivalent speech. One is to make response directly and the second is to make response by pragmatic ambivalence. The ambivalent response is clarified in this