Format:
1 Online-Ressource (303 pages)
ISBN:
9783030284602
Content:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definitions -- 1.1.1 Elastic Language, Elasticity and Language Stretching -- 1.1.2 Vague Language -- 1.2 The Purpose of the Study -- 1.3 The Organisation of the Book -- 1.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 2 Theoretical Foundations -- 2.1 Speech Act Theory -- 2.2 Vague Language -- 2.3 Vague Language in Different Languages and Settings -- 2.3.1 Vague Language in Different Languages -- 2.3.2 Vague Language in Different Settings -- 2.4 Vague Language in Persuasion and Comforting -- 2.5 Positive/Negative Politeness/Face Theories -- 2.6 Elastic Language and Elasticity Theory -- 2.7 Linguistic Categories of Elastic (Vague) Language -- 2.8 Pragmatic Functions of Elastic (Vague) Language -- 2.8.1 Providing the Right Amount of Information -- 2.8.2 Mitigation -- 2.8.3 Politeness -- 2.8.4 Solidarity -- 2.8.5 Strengthening -- 2.8.6 Self-Protection -- 2.8.7 Withholding Information -- 2.9 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 The Rationale Behind the Research Design -- 3.1.1 Mixed Methods Design -- 3.1.2 Public and Formal Discourse -- 3.1.3 Naturally Occurring Data -- 3.1.4 Video Data -- 3.2 Data -- 3.3 Data Analysis -- 3.3.1 Lexical Analysis -- 3.3.2 Pragmatic Function Analysis -- 3.3.3 Impact Factor Analysis -- 3.4 Limitations of the Research -- 3.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 4 Elastic Language in the Chinese Data -- 4.1 Lexical Items -- 4.1.1 Approximate Stretcher -- 4.1.2 General Stretcher -- 4.1.3 Scalar Stretcher -- 4.1.4 Epistemic Stretcher -- 4.2 Pragmatic Functions -- 4.2.1 Just-Right Elastic -- 4.2.2 Rapport Elastic -- 4.2.3 Mitigating Elastic -- 4.2.4 Intensifying Elastic -- 4.2.5 Self-Protection Elastic -- 4.2.6 Evasive Elastic -- 4.3 Overall Analysis -- 4.4 Frequency of Lexical Items.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030284596
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030284596
Language:
English
Keywords:
Sprachgebrauch
;
Elastizität
;
Vagheit
;
Kulturvergleich
