跨文化交际中权力话语的顺应性研究

论文摘要

霍夫斯迪德(Hofstede)提出了文化维度这个概念。其中之一是权力距离。权力距离(power distance)表示人们对组织或机构内权力较少的成员对权力分配不平等这一事实的接受程度。权力距离大的社会成员视权力为社会的基本因素,强调强制力(coercion)和强制性权力(coercive power),而权力差距小的社会成员则认为权力的运用应当合法,重视专家权力(expert power)或合法性的权力(legitimate power)。由此可见权力是普遍存在的这一点是无庸质疑的,差别只是被接受程度不同。因而当权力距离大的社会成员与距离小的社会成员交际时,语言中的权力冲突现象尤为明显。本文采用维索尔伦(Verschueren)的语用顺应理论和霍夫斯迪德(Hofstede)的权力距离理论,在对跨文化交际中的英文语料进行分析的基础上,对跨文化交际中选择不同的语言形式或语言交际策略顺应权力这一现象所做的定性研究。本文旨在验证跨文化交际中存在权力因素,交际者在顺应论的框架下有意识地利用各种权力资源进行交际并达到交际目的。本文收集了跨文化交际中影视、作品、和日常以及特殊场合的对话作为语料并对其进行定性的语用分析,通过语言具有变异性,商讨性和顺应性等特点,研究语言使用者如何在使用语言的过程中不断做出选择,以期适应制度化权力和语境化权力。本文揭示了交际者如何利用权力资源进行交际以及权势关系如何影响语言的选择和使用,从而达到交际的目的。本文对跨文化交际的研究提供了一个新的参考因素和视角。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Rationale of the study
• 1.2 Research problem statement
• 1.3 Significance of the study
• 1.4 Layout of the thesis
• Chapter Two Literature Review
• 2.1 Definition of the intercultural communication
• 2.2 Definition of power
• 2.3 Types of power
• 2.4 Power distance
• 2.4.1 High power distance
• 2.4.2 Low power distance
• 2.5 Approaches to the analysis of language and power
• 2.5.1 The critical discourse analysis approach
• 2.5.2 The sociolinguistic approach
• 2.5.3 The pragmatic approach
• 2.5.4 The conversational analysis approach
• 2.5.5 Problems existing in the previous studies on power
• 2.6 Verschueren's linguistic adaptation theory
• 2.6.1 Introduction to the adaptation theory
• 2.6.2 The making of choices
• 2.6.3 Three properties of language
• 2.6.4 Four aspects of investigation in adaptation theory
• Chapter 3 Research Method
• 3.1 Research question
• 3.2 Data collection
• 3.3 Data analysis
• 3.4 Data analysis process
• Chapter Four Linguistic Choices as Adaptation to Institutional Power
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Definition of institutional power
• 4.3 Characteristics of linguistic choices in institutional settings
• 4.4 Analysis
• 4.4.1 Adaptation to coercive power
• 4.4.2 Adaptation to legitimate power
• 4.4.3 Adaptation to expert power
• 4.4.4 Adaptation to reward power
• 4.5 Summary
• Chapter Five Linguistic Choices as Adaptation to Contextual Power
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Definition of contextual power
• 5.3 Characteristics of linguistic choices in contextual settings
• 5.4 Analysis
• 5.4.1 Adaptation to referent power
• 5.4.2 Adaptation to information power
• 5.5 Summary
• Chapter Six Conclusion
• 6.1 Major findings
• 6.2 Limitation
• 6.3 Suggestion for further study
• Reference
• Acknowledgements
• Resume