毕设论文---模糊限制语在英语新闻中的语用Word格式.docx

1、English news; Hedges; Pragmatic function摘要模糊限制语作为模糊语言重要的一部分，由George Lakoff 于1972年首次提出。随着模糊语言学的发展，模糊限制语得到越来越多的关注，对模糊限制的探索延伸到词汇学、语用学、语篇翻译分析、二语习得等领域。模糊限制语在新闻中的语用功能已成为研究 对象之一，然而，有关模糊限制语在这方面的研究非常有限。新闻语言不同于一般的文体，它要求精确简洁地表达。但在一些特殊情况下，模糊语言的运用反而可以起到很好的作用。本文旨在探讨模糊语在新闻英语中的运用及其语用功能，力求帮助读者更好地理解英语新闻和揭示模糊限制语在新闻语言中

2、存在的必要性。本文首先是一个引言，简单介绍了论文写作背景及意义。进而介绍了模糊语概念分类以及本文写作的相关理论知识：合作原则、礼貌原则以及面子理论。并在分析新闻英语的语言特点的基础上，着重阐述了模糊语言在新闻英语中的英语及其语用功能。第五章是论文的结论部分，总结了全文。关键词: 英语新闻；模糊限制语；语用功能ContentsAbstracti摘要ii1. Introduction11.1 Rationale11.2 Aim and objectives11.3 Research method and data collection11.4 Organization of the dissert

3、ation22. Literature Review32.1 Introduction32.2 Definitions of hedges32.2.1 Classification of hedges32.2.2 Previous studies on hedges42.3 Theoretical framework42.3.1 Grices Cooperative Principle52.3.2 Leechs Politeness Principle62.3.3 Brown & Levinsons Face Theory73. Reasons for Hedges in English Ne

4、ws93.1 Introduction93.2 Characteristics of English news93.2.1 Timely93.2.2 Objective93.2.3 Informative103.2 Demand of English news characteristics104. Pragmatic Function of Hedges in News124.1 Introduction124.2 Being cooperative124.2.1 Violation of maxim of quality124.2.2 Violation of maxim of quant

5、ity124.3 Being polite134.4 Saving face134.4.1 Saving reporters face134.4.2 Saving readers face145. Conclusion165.1 Major findings165.2 Limitation and suggestion16References17Appendix18Acknowledgments191.1 Rationale1. IntroductionFuzziness is one of the essential features of natural language, and its

6、 importance is not less than other language features found early. As an important part of fuzzy language, hedges were first put forward by George Lakoff in 1972. Hedges are widely used in trade negotiations and political, diplomatic and legal terms and news. With strong language application, the Pra

7、gmatic Function of Hedges in News has also been one of the research interests in the studies of hedges. However, the study on this aspect of hedges hasnt been totally developed. Quite a few people usually held the view that accuracy is the most important characteristic of news writing. But ambiguity

8、 is the essence of natural language attributes. Hedges refers to that people sometimes could not say with precision, and even deliberately put “fuzzy” in order to achieve a pragmatic purpose language. Ambiguity refers to the language of uncertainty. In news report, the journalist adheres to Leechs p

9、oliteness principle, Grices cooperative principle and face theory. The application of hedges in English News follow two general principles of communication related to language use, namely the Cooperative Principle, Politeness Principle, and Face Theory. Yule （as cited in An Introduction to Linguisti

10、cs 2011:118）, pointed out, “Someone who use hedges are not only aware of the maximums, but that they are willing to show they are trying to observe those principles”. This dissertation aims to conduct a study on the application of hedges in English news and its pragmatic functions, in the hope to he

11、lp readers know better about English news and the necessity of hedges in news language.1.2 Aim and objectivesThe dissertation is primarily concerned with the following three research questions:（） What is the relation between the application of hedges and the characteristics of news? （） What principle sh