商务信函中的模糊语学位论文.doc

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1、TableofContentsAbstracti中文摘要ii1.Introduction11.1Researchbackground11.2Aimsandobjectives11.3Datacollectionandresearchmethod11.4Organization22.LiteratureReview22.1Introduction22.2Previousrelatedstudies22.3Definitionofvaguelanguage22.3.1Theclassicaldefinition22.3.2

2、Theworkingdefinition32.4Summary33.ClassificationsofVagueLanguageinBusinessLetters43.1Introduction43.2Businesslettersinforeigntrade43.2.1Definition,functionofbusinesslettersinforeigntrade43.2.2Thebusinessletterswritingprinciples43.3Classificationsofvaguelanguagei

3、nbusinessletters43.3.1Lexicalvagueness53.3.2Syntacticalvagueness63.3.3Hedges63.4Summary64.SituationsandPragmaticFunctionsofVagueLanguageinBusinessLetters64.1Introduction64.2Thesituationsofvaguelanguageinbusinessletters74.2.1Conveyingthebadnews74.2.2Promotingfurt

4、hernegotiation84.2.3Lackingspecificinformation84.2.4Clarifyingtheobjectivesituation94.2.5Withholdinginformation94.2.6Requestingtheothersidetocompleteobligations94.3Thepragmaticfunctionofvaguelanguageinbusinessletters94.3.1Givingmorespaceinfurthernegotiation94.3.

5、2Realizingcourtesyincommunication104.3.3Enhancingtheflexibility104.3.4Strengtheningself-protection104.3.5Minimizingthethreattotheotherside104.3.6Strengtheningthepersuasiveness114.4Summary115.Conclusion11References13Acknowledgements14AbstractBusinesslettersplayan

6、importantroleinbusinesscommunication.Itseffectiveusehasaclosebearingonthewholetransaction.Though“correctness”and“clearness”aretheprinciplesofwritingbusinessletters,undersomecircumstancestheaddressermayemploythevaguelanguagetoconveytheinformationtotheaddressee,so

7、thatitcanfinallyreachtothespecificcommunicativeintentions.Basedonvariousrelevanttheories,especiallyJoannaChannell’s(1994)researchresults,twentypiecesofbusinesslettersarechosentoanalyzethesituationsandpragmaticfunctionsofvaguelanguageinbusinesscommunication.Thedi

8、ssertationprimaryexploresthesixsituationsandsixpragmaticfunctionsfromthepositiveaspectofvagueness.KeyWords:vaguelanguage;businessletters;situations;pragmaticfunctions