It is known to all that distinct choices of deixis can reflect various meanings underlying the surface level. In addition to conveying a specific reference and inference, it can reflect the people's mental activit...It is known to all that distinct choices of deixis can reflect various meanings underlying the surface level. In addition to conveying a specific reference and inference, it can reflect the people's mental activities. From the perspective of psychological distance, this thesis tends to interpret the connotation underlying the the deixis chosen by those teachers in a thesis defense interview so as to help them better understand their self-identity and psychological. Besides, through this study, the students, who attend the thesis defense interview, are able to improve their capability dealing with those teachers' questions.展开更多
文摘It is known to all that distinct choices of deixis can reflect various meanings underlying the surface level. In addition to conveying a specific reference and inference, it can reflect the people's mental activities. From the perspective of psychological distance, this thesis tends to interpret the connotation underlying the the deixis chosen by those teachers in a thesis defense interview so as to help them better understand their self-identity and psychological. Besides, through this study, the students, who attend the thesis defense interview, are able to improve their capability dealing with those teachers' questions.