【摘要】 英语指令性语言行为的实施方式包括直接和间接两种,前者通常用于保留他人的正极面子,后者通常用于保留他人的负极面子。语言行为的间接度又分若干层次,因此在交际中根据自身与他人的社会距离和亲疏程度掌握好语言行为的间接度是很重要的。更多还原

【Abstract】 English directive speech acts are performed in either a direct or an indirect way. The former is usually related to the saving of other’s positive face and the latter to the saving of other’s negative face. The directness of speech is of different levels. In interaction, it is important for the speaker to use a proper level of indirectness, which depends on the social’distance between self and other.更多还原