A Pragmatic Study on the Application of Vague language in Business English_英语论文

摘要

随着我国经济的不断发展，商务英语的重要性日益凸显。商务英语一般要求清晰准确，但其实模糊语也经常出现在商务活动中。模糊性是语言的固有属性之一。早期模糊语的研究集中在语义学的范畴内，如今通过语用学来研究模糊语的应用是一个新的途径。因此本论文主要探讨了模糊语在商务谈判、商业广告、商务信函中的应用，并且阐述模糊语言在商务英语中的积极语用功能和消极语用功能。

关键词：模糊语；商务英语；应用；语用功能

Contents

Acknowledgements I

Abstract II

摘要 III

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the Thesis 1

1.2 Significance of the Thesis 1

1.3 Organization of the Thesis 2

Chapter Two Literature Review 3

2.1 Definition of Vague Language 3

2.2 Overview of Previous Research on Vagueness Language 3

2.1.1 Previous Research Abroad 3

2.1.2 Previous Research at Home 4

2.3 Vagueness and Business English 5

Chapter Three Vague Language in Business English 6

3.1 Application of Vague Language in Business English 6

3.1.1 Application in Business Negotiation 6

3.1.2 Application in Business Advertisement 7

3.1.3 Application in Business Correspondence 8

3.2 The Pragmatic Function of Vague Language in Business English 9

3.2.1 The Positive Pragmatic Function of Vagueness 9

3.2.2 The Negative Pragmatic Function of Vagueness 10

3.3 Limitation of the Research 11

Chapter Four Conclusion 13

References 14