商务英语信函中模糊语的语用分析商务英语毕业论文.docx

商务英语信函中模糊语的语用分析商务英语毕业论文.docx

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商务英语信函中模糊语的语用分析商务英语毕业论文

商务英语信函中模糊语的语用分析

摘要

商务英语信函的内容是严肃且清晰的，因此人们通常认为商务英语信函中不会出现模糊语言。

然而，在现实的应用场景下，人们在某些特殊的商务来往中会使用模糊语言来达到其目的。

对商务英语信函中的模糊语言从顺应理论，合作原则和礼貌原则的的研究视角进行语用方面的分析是非常必要的。

在商务英语信函中应用模糊语言可以促进达成商务上的某些目标，由于商务英语信函的写作背景不同，所以商务往来中的物质世界，心理世界，社交世界达不到有效顺应。

此外，通过具体实例验证了商务英语信函中的模糊语在违背合作原则以及礼貌原则的基础上才能达到目的。

旨在使商务谈判者能够在合适的时间使用合适的模糊语创造一种融洽的氛围取得良好的交际效果。

关键词：

模糊语言商务信函顺应理论礼貌原则合作原则语用学

PragmaticAnalysisontheVagueLanguageinEnglishBusinessCorrespondence

Abstract

ItisbelievedthatthecontentoftheEnglishbusinesscorrespondenceisseriousandclear,sonormally,peoplemaythinktherewillbenovaguelanguageinEnglishbusinessletter.However,peoplewillusevaguelanguagetoachievepurpose.Thus,itisnecessarytopragmaticallyanalyzevaguelanguageinEnglishbusinesscorrespondencefromtheperspectivesofadaptationtheory,cooperativeprincipleandpolitenessprincipleinlife.

Englishbusinesscorrespondencecanbeusedtohelptheuserstoachievecertainbusinesstargets.BecauseofthedifferentwritingbackgroundsofEnglishbusinesscorrespondence,thebusinesslanguagecannotbeeffectivelyadaptedtothephysicalworld,psychologicalworldandsocialworldinbusinesscommunication.Inaddition,itisverifiedbyconcreteexamplesthatthevaguelanguageinEnglishbusinesscorrespondencescanonlyachieveitspurposeonthebasisofviolatingtheprincipleofcooperationandpoliteness.Theaimistoenablebusinessnegotiatorstouseappropriatevaguelanguageattherighttimetocreateaharmoniousatmosphereandachievegoodcommunicationresults.

Keywords:

VagueLanguagebusinesscorrespondenceadaptationtheorypolitenessprinciplecooperationprinciple

Contents

Introduction..................................................................................................................................1

Chapter1anintroductionoftheResearch..............................................................................3

1.1TheBackgroundofthisResearch.....................................................................................3

1.2TheSignificanceoftheResearch......................................................................................4

1.3LiteratureReview...............................................................................................................4

1.4BriefIntroductionoftheThesis……................................................................................6

1.5MethodologyoftheThesis.................................................................................................6

Chapter2TheoreticalFramework..........................................................................................7

2.1AdaptationTheory............................................................................................................7

2.2CooperativePrincipleandPolitenessPrinciple...............................................................7

Chapter3VaguelanguageinEnglishBusinessCorrespondence......................................10

3.1AnIntroductiontoEnglishBusinessCorrespondence.................................................10

3.2TheDefinitionofVagueLanguage..................................................................................10

3.3VagueLanguageinEnglishBusinessCorrespondence.................................................10

Chapter4PragmaticAnalysisofVagueLanguageinEnglishBusinessCorrespondence.......................................................................................................................13

4.1AnalysisonVagueLanguagefromthePerspectiveofAdaptationTheory................13

4.2AnalysisonVagueLanguagefromthePerspectivesofCooperativePrincipleandPolitenessPrinciple..................................................................................................................16

Chapter5PragmaticFunctionsofVagueLanguageinEnglishBusinessCorrespondence.......................................................................................................................19

5.1MakingLanguagePersuasive..........................................................................................19

5.2MakingCorrespondenceProper......................................................................................19

5.3StrengtheningSelf-protection..........................................................................................20

Conclusion................................................................................................................................21

Bibliography.............................................................................................................................24

Acknowledgments....................................................................................................................25

Introduction

Withtheglobalizationoftheeconomy,Englishbusinesscorrespondencehasgraduallybecomeanimportantpartoflifeandwork,anditdirectlyaffectsthecooperationofenterprisesorindividuals.However,itisfoundthatthevaguelanguagesoftheEnglishbusinesscorrespondenceisextensiveusedandmakesEnglishbusinesscorrespondencemoreagile.Itisalsoshowedthatthevaguelanguageusedinbusinesscorrespondenceismainlybasedonthreeprinciples,whichareCooperativePrinciple,AdaptationTheoryandPolitenessPrinciple.

Thisthesishassixchaptersintotal.

Chapteroneisageneralintroductionofthisthesis,includingthepreviousstudyrelatedtothistopic,thesignificanceofthisstudy,thebackgroundandsomerelevantinformation.Thefirstpartofthisresearchhasliteraturereviewaswell.Itmakesaconclusionontheadaptiontheoryandsomeothertheoriesinthepartofliteraturereview.Byinterpretingtheterm,thevaguelanguagebecomesmoreunambiguous.ThevaguelanguagesinEnglishbusinesscorrespondenceareappeared.Afterthesereviews,theperspectiveandtheframeworkarefollowed.

Chaptertwopresentthetheoreticalframeworkofthisstudy.Themaintheoryusedinthisthesisisadaptationtheorywhichisintroducedfromthefouraspectsofadaptabilityspecificallyandcomprehensivelyinchaptertwo.Thenitfollowsabriefintroductionofcooperativeprincipleandpolitenessprinciple.Lastly,anexplanationismadetotellhowthethreetheoriessupportthisstudycomprehensivelyandsystematically.

ChapterthreegivesageneralideaofthevaguelanguageandtheEnglishbusinesscorrespondence.TherearesomeintroductionsofEnglishbusinesscorrespondence.Besides,therearesomedatesfromotherlinguists.Inthestudy,thedetaileddefinitionofEnglishbusinesscorrespondenceandthevaguelanguageispresented.

InChapterfour,itanalyzesthevaguelanguageinEnglishbusinesscorrespondencepragmaticallyfromtheperspectivesofadaptationtheory,cooperativeprincipleandpolitenessprinciple.

Chapterfiveistherelativelysignificantpart.ThispartprimarilyrepresentsthepragmaticfunctionsofvaguelanguageinEnglishbusinesscorrespondence.Itmakeslanguagepersuasive,makecorrespondenceproperandstrengtheningself-protectionaswell.

Thelastoneistheconclusionaboutthisthesis.

Thisstudyisconductedtohelppeoplehaveaclearerandmorecomprehensiveideaonvaguelanguageusedinbusinesscorrespondence.Andsomeconclusionsaremadetohelplanguageuserstotakegoodadvantageofvaguelanguagewhentheymakebusinesscommunication.

Chapter1IntroductionoftheResearch

1.1TheBackgroundofthisResearch

Intheworld,accompaniedwithhighdevelopmentoftheeconomy,cross-culturalcommunicationshasbecomemoreordinary,continualandnecessary.Onthepremiseofthisphenomenon,Englishbusinesscorrespondence,asoneofthemosteffectivemediumofbusinesscommunications,isfrequentlyusedinawiderangeofbusinessactivities.Butunfortunately,becauseofthelimitationofusers’educationalbackground,awarenessandcapacityofusingaforeignlanguage,alotofmisunderstandingoccurredeveryday,causingagreatamountofeconomicloss.

Asreferringtocorrespondence,“clear,concise,correct,concrete,considerate,courteousandcomplete”namedas7CsprinciplesdominatethewritingofEnglishbusinesscorrespondence.[1]Actually,vaguelanguageiswidelyusedinEnglishbusinesscorrespondencebecauseitcanhelpachievecertaincommunicationeffects.

Now,manyreportsorresearchesofvaguelanguagearedirectedfromsemanticperspectiveconcentrateonanalyzingthesignificanceofvagueexpressions.Itisobviousthatthistypeofresearchishalf-bakedtoanalyzevaguelanguageofEnglishbusinesscorrespondence,onaccountofusageoflanguagehastoacclimatizeitselftothechangingworld.

VaguelanguageinEnglishbusinesscorrespondenceinformerreportsorstudies,itisanalyzedbyusingrelevancetheory,politenessprinciple,etc.

1.2SignificanceoftheResearch

MoreandmorecountriesactivelyparticipateintheBeltandRoadInitiative,sotheinternationalbusinessandcommunicationbecomemoreprosperous.Englishbusinesscorrespondence,thesignificantwayforbusinesscommunication,isplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleintheinternationalcommunicationandbusiness.Althoughbusinesscorrespondenceisnormallyregardedasseriousandaccuratetext,therearemanyvaguelanguagesappearinthesetexts.Vaguelanguageiswidelyusedinbusiness,butmanypeopledon’thaveaveryclearideaaboutit.Therefore,itisnecessarytoconductsuchstudytohelppeoplehaveaclearandcomprehensiveideaaboutit.

Alotofpeople,especiallybusinessmenandbusinesswomenwhodointernationalbusiness,havealreadybeenawareoftheenormousfunctionofEnglishletters.PeopleuseEnglishcorresponde