Politeness Principle and the Choice of Address Forms in Intercultural Communication |
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Authors: | TIAN Yan-ping |
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Institution: | TIAN Yan-ping(Foreign Languages Department,Qinghai Normal University,Xining 810008,China) |
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Abstract: | This paper makes a tentative study of the politeness strategies stressed in the choice of address forms in Chinese,American and Japanese culture under the guidance of Politeness Principle by Brown and Levinson.Through a comprehensive analysis,It is concluded that the major function of English address forms is to indicate solidarity and realize positive politeness,In contrast,both Chinese and Japanese address forms emphasize deference and help achieve negative politeness;It is the author's hope that a better... |
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Keywords: | politeness principle address forms positive politeness negative politeness intercultural communication |
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