商务拒绝信函的模糊语研究.doc

大连海事大学硕士学位论文商务拒绝信函的模糊语研究姓名：姜威申请学位级别：硕士专业：外国语言学及应用语言学指导教师：王海华20100601中文摘要摘要语用模糊作为语言的基本特征之一，在语言学领域的研究中日益受到关注。很多相关研究从礼貌和关联原则等角度入手，涉及的研究范围也涵盖了从文学、翻译到商务等众多领域。本文以Verschueren的顺应理论为框架，研究模糊语在商务拒绝信函中的应用。文章就摘选的40篇商务拒绝信函进行定量和定性分析，着手解决三个问题，第一，商务拒绝信函中模糊语使用的特征是什么?第二，模糊语在商务信函中的动态顺应过程是怎样实现的?第三，模糊语在商务信函中的语用功能是什么?文章首先就搜集的40篇商务拒绝信函进行分类，并通过对模糊语在归纳的4类商务拒绝信函中的使用频率、3类模糊语在40封信函中所占的比例等定量分析使随后的定性分析更加具体明确，所得的结论客观可信。通过分析得出的结论为模糊语在商务拒绝信函中的应用是一个不断顺应语境变化的动态应用，是语境与语言结构的相互选择的动态过程。在其实现的过程中要不断遵循顺应语言使用者、顺应使用者的心理动机及顺应社会世界的的原则，以求实现其提高语言得体性、增强语言使用的灵活性、规避风险和“Youattitude的实现的语用功能。本文作者衷心希望此论文的分析结果能给商务人士，商务英语教学及模糊语言的学习者提供帮助。关键词：顺应理论：模糊语；商务拒绝信函英文摘要ABSTRACTPragmatic vagueness，one of the striking features of linguistics，has been attachedgrowing attention for resealches within the whole linguistic sphereMany relatedresearcheshavebeendonefromtheperspectiveslikepoliteness principles andrelevancetheory,rangingfromliterature,translationsandbusinessetcThisinvestigation has been conducted under the framework of VerschuerenS AdaptationTheory,wim the aim to explore the employment of vague language in business refusallettersQualitative and quantitative study have both been adopted in the analysis of 40selected business refusalletters inachieving the ultimate goal of answering threequestions which have been raised at the beginning of the thesisThe three researchingquestions ale，firstly what ale the characteristics of vague language used in businessrefusal letters?Secondly,how is the vague language employed in the business refusalletters?Thirdly,what ale the pragmatic functions of the vague language being adoptedin business refusal letters?After classifying the 40 letters into 4 types，the conclusioncould be drawn that the application of vague language in business refusal letters is aprocess of dynamic adaptation to the real contexts，and a mutual choices that have beenmade from botll the contexts and linguistic structureThe principles of adapting to thelanguage userS，adapting to the language userspsychological motivations and adaptingto the social world have to be taken into considerations in the dynamicprocess inachieving thegoalsof increasing the appropriateness of language,enhancing theflexibilityofbusinesscommunication,crisisavoidanceand“YouattitudeactualizationIt is with the authorS sincere hope that this tentative study could be ofany help for the business people，English language learners and researchers within the vague language study fieldKeywords：Adaptation Theory；Vague Language；Business Refusal Letters大连海事大学学位论文原创性声明和使用授权说明原创性声明本人郑重声明：本论文是在导师的指导下，独立进行研究工作所取得的成果，撰写成博硕士学位论文=直釜拒绝焦函的搓塑蚤硒究：。除论文中已经注明引用的内容外，对论文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本论文中不包含任何未加明确注明的其他个人或集体已经公开发表或未公开发表的成果。本声明的法律责任由本人承担。学位论文作者签名：学位论文版权使用授权书本学位论文作者及指导教师完全了解大连海事大学有关保留、使用研究生学位论文的规定，即：大连海事大学有权保留并向国家有关部门或机构送交学位论文的复印件和电子版，允许论文被查阅和借阅。本人授权大连海事大学可以将本学位论文的全部或部分内容编入有关数据库进行检索，也可采用影印、缩印或扫描等复制手段保存和汇编学位论文。同意将本学位论文收录到中国优秀博硕士学位论文全文数据库(中国学术期刊(光盘版)电子杂志社)、中国学位论文全文数据库(中国科学技术信息研究所)等数据库中，并以电子出版物形式出版发行和提供信息服务。保密的论文在解密后遵守此规定。本学位论文属于：保密口在年解密后适用本授权书。不保密西(请在以上方框内打“，) 粼墨瘫嚣Ch apter 1 IntroductionThis investigation is conducted with the aim to analyze the employment of vaguelanguage in business refusal lettersVerschuerenS Adaptation Theory has been adoptedasitstheoreticalframeworkinwhichcontextualcorrelatesand psychologicalmotivations are the two major forces that lead to the deliberate use of vague languagein the study11 Background of the StudyAlthough thesubjects of bonl vague language and business letters have beendiscussed respectively,the two were seldom associated as one subject for investigation,which may be due to the traditional and general concept that business letters should bewritten clearly andaccurately without any ambiguity in order to avoid any possiblebusiness disputesThis investigation has been conducted with the intention that theproperUSOof vagueness inbusiness refusal lettersactually helpstoachievethecommunication SUCCESSThe present study is intended to obtain a better understanding of the businessrefusal letters tactics with the help ofthe adaptation ofvague languageAlternatively,itwill be of some help to the English learners and business people to better understandhow theutterersin businessrefusallettersrealizetheircommunicative imendedpurposes and probably shcd some light for the learners in the study ofbusiness writingThis investigation concelns with the aspect where the authorS interest lays sincethe practical experiences of business correspondences have been accumulated duringher internship work in the business fieldIt is、析m the authorS great ethics motivationthat this paper has been conducted12 Significance of the StudyT