Managing Disagreement while Managing not to Disagree: Polite Disagreement in Negotiation Discourse

This paper explores the exercise of politeness by Malays in business negotiations with Japanese. The study looks at how disagreement is realized linguistically. Its linguistic configurations in the form of speech acts and discourse strategies and their underlying politeness strategies are identified and described. The study also reports on how Malay cultural values are reflected in the language use. The implications of the study for negotiation in general and the expression of disagreement in particular are then discussed. The findings are significant for an understanding of disagreement by Malays, particularly when interacting in English. Additionally it provides insights into how Malay cultural values impinge on Malay interaction styles vis-à-vis styles of disagreement. The findings work towards an understanding of how Malay values are manifested in the discourse of disagreement in oral communication.     

Minority Cultures and Social Media: Magnifying Garifuna

This paper looks at social media use by the Garifuna people. It explores how they are using social media to create a supraterritorial cyberscape. Despite the claim that global media is marginalising minority cultures and causing global homogenisation, this research found that newer forms of social media are in fact creating virtual cultural cyberscapes that are extending minority cultures. The Garifuna cultural response to social media can be demonstrative of the positive impact of social media minority perspectives. The larger implication, though, is that traditional geographical models of cultural space are becoming obsolete. In this research, a total of 60 Garifuna in locations all across the United States and Honduras were selected for participation. Their access to and use of media were examined.     

《奥林匹克2020议程:奥运会新规范》改革关键点及北京冬奥会的践行策略研究

《奥林匹克 2020议程：奥运会新规范》(下文简称《新规范》)是当前国际奥委会系列改革的前沿指导文件,对 2022年北京冬奥会具有重要的指导价值。文章对《新规范》进行了文本解析,归纳了《新规范》的 5个改革关键点：降低办奥成本、优化遗产举措、促进组织善治、提升品牌影响、改善服务水平。 鉴于当前北京冬奥会的筹办进展与现实需求,探讨北京冬奥会后续系列工作对改革关键点的践行策略： 规划场馆后续运营、能源消耗与资金利用的行动方案;不断完善遗产发展方案,确保遗产与城市协调发展;促进利益相关者的协同参与,提升赛事治理能力;借鉴国内外优秀经验,制定本土文化教育战略;围绕服务体系的核心领域,不断提升赛事水准。     

企业孵化器发展的国际比较研究

企业孵化器的概念自20世纪80年代引入中国,逐渐成为中国高新技术产业化支撑服务体系的重要组成部分.但是从总体上讲,中国企业孵化器还没有形成良好的运行机制及管理规范,制约了孵化器作用的进一步发挥.通过对欧美国家及以色列企业孵化器发展的比较研究,揭示其企业孵化器成功发展的经验,为中国企业孵化器进一步发展提供借鉴.     

中国归化外籍运动员的现状、障碍与制度突围

中国竞技体育正在缓慢开启运动员归化之门.运动员归化能够在短期快速提升中国竞技体育水平的同时,为中国竞技体育业注入更高水准、更国际化的竞技职业道德和规范.目前中国归化运动员的主要障碍是国籍取得上的“入籍难”以及其所表征的过于保守的立法取向,应在结合代表性的国际体育组织有关归化运动员的规范和标准的基础上,依托中国现有的《国...     

语用预设视角下的商务英语写作研究

从语用预设的视角入手，辅以大量英语资料，对商务英语写作的礼貌性、简洁性、语篇连贯性、信息凸显性四个方面进行探讨；指出语用预设在语言维度上可使商务英语写作更加简洁和礼貌，在语篇维度上可使商务英语写作更加连贯，信息维度上可使商务英语写作的语篇或语言信息量更大。     

Two views from the summit

This article reviews the objectives and results of the First Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society. It includes an analysis of the discourse conducted to this point at the Summit, and of the possible outcomes.     

面向供应链管理的图书馆业务流程重组

供应链管理概念框架由供应链网络结构、供应链业务流程及供应链管理组件三个要素构成。图书馆面向供应链管理很有必要。目前图书馆实施供应链管理存在缺乏主观能动性、缺乏竞争的科学意识及健全的运行保障体系等。面向供应链管理的图书馆业务流程重组,首先要进行供应链系统重整,然后进行业务流程重组。图3。参考文献8。     

To the ends of the earth: Acquisitions work in the Library of Congress overseas offices

The Library of Congress maintains six overseas offices for acquisitions and preservation purposes. The offices are located in Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Pakistan and collectively acquire, catalog, microfilm and deliver hundreds of thousands of documents per year to the Library of Congress and over one hundred Cooperative Acquisitions Program participants. The article focuses on the acquisitions, cataloging, automation, and preservation roles of the offices, in addition to the Cooperative Acquisitions Program. A brief profile of each office is given at the end of the article.     

关于媒体对委内瑞拉政局报道的反思

本文就中外有关媒体围绕委内瑞拉政变的报道 ,进行了深入分析 ,并对中国有关媒体的报道得失做了反思。从而说明 ,作为新闻媒体和记者 ,在从事突发性国际大事报道时 ,要注意和善于从总体上、本质上以及发展趋势上把握事实的真实性。新闻报道必须是客观的、真实的、公正的 ,同时必须是有立场的。