2008年“CCTV”杯全国英语演讲大赛中言外之力语用的分析.pdfVIP

M.A. Thesis Pragmatic Analysis of Illocutionary Forces for the 2008 CCTV Cup English Speaking Contest By Zhangping Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts In Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (On Linguistics) Under the Supervision of Professor Wanghua Postgraduate Programme School of Foreign Studies Hefei University of Technology April, 2013 Acknowledgments I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all those who helped me during the writing of this thesis. First of all, a special acknowledgment should be shown to my supervisor, Assistant Prof. Wang Hua, from whose guidance I benefited greatly. Without his academic guidance and personal support throughout every stage of the thesis writhing, this research could not have been completed. Second of all, I am particularly indebted to my respected teachers, Prof. Han Jianghong, Prof. Lin Yupeng, Prof. Zhao Sumeng, etc. who have taught me in the past two years. Third of all, I also want to show my gratitude to all my classmates who not only give advice on my thesis, but also encourage and support me a lot in the past two years. Last but not the least, I would like to extend my special thanks to my family for their love and support. i Abstract The CCTV Cup English Speaking Contest, as one of public speech contests, plays a