礼貌原则 英语.pptVIP

Maxim of approbation and modesty in expressives and assertives expressives: express S’s psychological attitude towards a state of affairs: thanking, congratulating, pardoning, blaming, praising, condoling assertives: commit S to the truth of the expressed proposition, e.g. stating, suggesting, boasting, complaining, claiming, reporting Maxim of Agreement Maxim of Sympathy Source: Leech 1983: 136f Source: Leech 1983: 136f * Leech, 1983 Some eastern cultures (e.g. China and Japan) tend to value the Modesty Maxim much more highly than Western countries. English-speaking culture (particularly Bri