The selection of the second person pronouns embodies the power and solidarity relations in social communication.The paper studies"Ni/Nin"in Chinese and"Tu/Vous"in French from sociolinguistic,cultur...The selection of the second person pronouns embodies the power and solidarity relations in social communication.The paper studies"Ni/Nin"in Chinese and"Tu/Vous"in French from sociolinguistic,cultural and pragmatic perspectives by basing on"Power and Solidarity".Through the comparative study of this two pairs,not only can we observe the historical pro cess of personal pronouns,and analyze the similarities and dissimilarities of the two languages which hide behind Chinese and French cultural backgrounds,but also may further understand their pragmatic principles in various context.展开更多
The personal pronoun is the indispensable and essential component in all languages.In modern standard Chinese,the second personal pronouns encompass two variations:the generic term "Ni" and the honorific ter...The personal pronoun is the indispensable and essential component in all languages.In modern standard Chinese,the second personal pronouns encompass two variations:the generic term "Ni" and the honorific term "Nin".No matter the speaker choose "Ni" or "Nin",it indicates the relationship between two interlocutors.This paper,based on the theories of sociolinguistics,mainly explores the pragmatic meanings of the second personal pronouns "Ni" and "Nin".The research obtain these conclusions:even if this pair of personal pronoun received the contextual constraints in the concrete utilization,but they can also derive a lot of pragmatic variations and deixis variations,the interlocutors will select distinct second personal pronouns to achieve the particular communicative goals.展开更多
文摘The selection of the second person pronouns embodies the power and solidarity relations in social communication.The paper studies"Ni/Nin"in Chinese and"Tu/Vous"in French from sociolinguistic,cultural and pragmatic perspectives by basing on"Power and Solidarity".Through the comparative study of this two pairs,not only can we observe the historical pro cess of personal pronouns,and analyze the similarities and dissimilarities of the two languages which hide behind Chinese and French cultural backgrounds,but also may further understand their pragmatic principles in various context.
文摘The personal pronoun is the indispensable and essential component in all languages.In modern standard Chinese,the second personal pronouns encompass two variations:the generic term "Ni" and the honorific term "Nin".No matter the speaker choose "Ni" or "Nin",it indicates the relationship between two interlocutors.This paper,based on the theories of sociolinguistics,mainly explores the pragmatic meanings of the second personal pronouns "Ni" and "Nin".The research obtain these conclusions:even if this pair of personal pronoun received the contextual constraints in the concrete utilization,but they can also derive a lot of pragmatic variations and deixis variations,the interlocutors will select distinct second personal pronouns to achieve the particular communicative goals.
