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On the Pragmatic Inappropriateness in English in Inter-cultural Communication

Author: LiuHeLin
Tutor: TangDeGen
School: Xiangtan University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Cross-cultural pragmatics Pragmatic behavior theory English Impropriety
CLC: H313
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2008
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Abstract

With the continuous development of international exchanges, academia has been to explore the multi-angle cross-cultural activities of various phenomena and factors. Decent in cross-cultural exchanges and activities, use of language not only reflects the size of the speaker language skills, but also make communication more productive in order to better achieve the purpose of communication, and promote harmonious interpersonal relationships. However, the language in cross-cultural communication with unseemly phenomenon is quite common, such as Pragmatic Failure of Negative Pragmatic Transfer and so on. Today's pragmatics pay more attention to the use of language and cross-cultural communication in a multicultural environment. Therefore, from the cross-cultural language learning perspective to study the pragmatics of the impropriety of this topic is obviously very necessary. Mey (Jacob L. Mey) language, behavior theory is based on Pragmatic Failure to explain, first of all to explore Pragmatic language mistakes sociopragmatic of mistakes communicative impact, and analysis of cross-cultural communication cooperation mistakes, courtesy errors and titles mistakes phenomenon; Second, from language to start migration, a comparative study of the pragmatic language migration and sociopragmatic of migration, through a number of examples and case analysis of cross-cultural Negative Pragmatic reasons for migrating, and put forward the correct solution. Finally, from a cultural perspective, analyzes the cause pragmatic inappropriate important factors, namely, deep cultural or hidden culture, including values, ethics, individual and group concept, thought patterns and cultural context. And summed up the three major factors that lead to cross-cultural pragmatics inappropriate: Pragmatic language migration or error due to cross-cultural Pragmatic Pragmatic caused due to the Social Pragmatic migration or error impropriety and impropriety; communicative side due to the lack of cultural factors, to understand the meaning of context deviation as a result of cross-cultural pragmatic impropriety. At the same time, this article suggests that cross-cultural communication should develop the ability to understand and analyze the implication deep in the surface layer of discourse pragmatic meaning, emphasis on different cultural factors in the process of cross-cultural communication, cross-cultural Pragmatic behavior in order to achieve reducing inter-cultural Pragmatic unseemly, and effective transmission of the purpose of cross-cultural pragmatic meaning. In this paper, four analytical methods: first, the contrast, the contrast between Chinese and Western cultures in the language with behavior in different ways; Second, the chart method, using graphs and tables more vividly expressed more profound theoretical analysis; the illustration, with examples to prove the author's analysis; Fourth, case analysis, analysis of refining some typical cases, so as to enhance the reliability of the article. Article appeared example, case Source: first, newspapers and magazines; Second, the author of practical experience and experience; academic predecessors on the research results of the case; Fourth, on the Internet real case.

On the Pragmatic Inappropriateness in English in Inter-cultural Communication

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