基于语料库的国际商务会议中的元话语研究.docVIP

　　基于语料库的国际商务会议中的元话语研究----商务英语论文 --CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Orientation This paper aim s to explore hounicate ulticultural business meetings etadiscourse. To be more specific, it attempts to (1) examine the usage of different types of metadiscoursal devices (hereafter MDs) by native speakers (hereafter NSs) and non-native speakers (hereafter NNSs) in business meetings. (2) provide a rhetorical account for the observed pattern s, and explore the possible factors causing differences bet ental yet intriguing in munication. Although it has been ove rshadoportance of it is much in evidence noultifunction in persuading others, conveying information and managing the interactions (see ref to section 2.1.2) in the m unication bet portance has also been reflected in that it has been different research angles. As a result, th e definitions and classifications of metadiscourse are extremely diverse and, to som e extent, confusing. The terms that are overlapping etadiscourse in some degree include metatalk (Schiffrin, 1980), m eta-text (Mauranen, 1993), and discourse reflectivity (Mauranen, 2010). In th is thesis, metadiscoruse since it’s more than popular and also, an umbrella term. Metadiscourse manifests itself via agreat variety of means, including transitions (but and so), modal verbs (should, must) and adjectives implying attitude (fortunate). Hyland (2004, 2005) has already found that the observed patterns of MDs have close links akes it a perfect analytical tool in intercultural business munication. Considering that previous study has mainly focused on its importance in academic munication, but it is believed that it unication in international business meetings. So far, a large bulk of studies have focused on ho unicate in business meetings, an indispensable routine activity of doing business, including genre analyses of their structure and procedural characteristics (Bargiela-Chiappini Harris, 1997; Koester, 2006), conversational acplishment of tasks (Bo