摘要

冲突话语在我们的日常交际中频繁出现。至今国内外已有不少学者从不同角度对冲突话语展开了研究。本文以影片《喜福会》中母女间的冲突性话语为语料，运用会话分析以及言语行为理论，对母女间的冲突性话语的起始阶段、展开阶段、结束阶段进行分析。在此基础上，通过对电影中几段典型对话中说话者实施的不同的言语行为进行识别，从而进一步分析导致冲突的潜在原因。最后，本文的研究结果，在理论上可以验证言语行为理论在分析冲突性话语上的可行性，在实践上可以指导人们在社会交往中发现引发冲突的焦点，从而减少拥有不同文化背景的父母与子女交际中的摩擦。

关键词：冲突话语；会话分析；言语行为理论；《喜福会》

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review and Theoretical Background 2

2.1 Conflict Talk

2.2 Brief Introduction to the Movie The Joy Luck Club

2.3 Conversation Analysis and Speech Act Theory

3. Analysis of Conflict Talk in the Movie The Joy Luck Club 5

3.1 Start of Conflict Talk

3.1.1 Claim vs. Counter Claim

3.1.2 Order vs. Refusal

3.2 Development of Conflict Talk

3.2.1 Negation

3.2.2 Repetition

3.2.3 Provoking Questions

3.3 Termination of Conflict Talk

3.3.1 Submission

3.3.2 Stand-off

4. Causes of Conflict Talk in the Movie The Joy Luck Club 10

4.1 Different Patterns of Family Education Between China and America

4.2 Different Ways of Expression Between China and America

5. Conclusions 13

Bibliography 14

Acknowledgements  16