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语言学论文
语言学论文
语言学论文
An analysis of the differences between Chinese-English phatic communion
Name:黄靖雯 No、:2
Abstract
 consummated only by the breaking of bread and the communion of food、After the first formula, there comes a flow of language, purposeless expressions of preference or aversion, accounts of irrelevant happenings, comments on what is perfectly obvious、There can be no doubt that we have a new type of linguistic use — phatic communion、They fulfill a social function and that is their principal aim, they are neither the result of intellectual reflection, nor do they necessarily arouse reflection in the listener、(1923:10)
According to the opinion of Quirk and Stein (1990:4), address system in the formula can also be seen as phatics, in communication, how people call each other depends on their age、 gender, social status and personal relations etc、、(Liu 2000)
Four patterns of phatic communions and their differences between Chinese and English
1、1Greeting
Greeting in English are relatively straightforward while in Chinese are more implicative and tactful、The greeting “having you eaten yet?” may be the most common way when acquaintances meet、When people begin their talk with this,it is supposed to be given the answers just “yes” or “have not” briefly and is aim at the purpose of communication、 In fact, the answers are not importance、 But to westerners, this gr