Analysis of Face Threatening Acts in Oprah Winfrey’s Talk Show.docVIP

Analysis of Face Threatening Acts in Oprah Winfrey?s Talk Show Abstract: Face threatening acts threaten the hearers and speaker?s face, both positive and negative face. Positive face is threatened when the speaker or hearer does not care about their interactor?s feelings, wants, or does not want what the other wants. Negative face is threatened when an individual does not avoid or intend to avoid the obstruction of their interlocutor’s freedom of action. Keywords: Face-Threatening Acts, face，Oprah Winfrey talk show, 摘 要：面子威胁行为会威胁到说话人和听话人的积极与消极面子。当说话人或听话人不在意对方的所感，所需，所求就会威胁到对方的积极面子。当自己的行为受到他人阻碍，没有自己选择行动的自由时，个人的消极面子就受到了威胁。 关键词：面子威胁行为 面子 奥普拉脱口秀 1． FTA on hearer’s (guest) face 1.1 FTA on hearer?s (guest) positive face Face threatening act on hearer?s positive means an act that expresses the speaker?s negative assessment of the hearer?s positive face or an element of his/her positive face. Example 1: O: Ok you know, there?s been so much talk about, there?s so much talk about your hair style and your clothes, and you know whether or not you should get a make over or not, are you getting tired of it? Or what do you want to do? What do you want to do; do you think you want a make over? Susan Boyle: Depends what you mean by a make over, I mean, my best friend helps me with my make up, you know, I mean that’s hardly a make over. O: But it seems like you did a little something, didn’t you cut hair or get a hair-color？ Susan Boyle: I did a bit, yeah, I did a bit, and that was just to tidy myself up like any other female would have done. This conversation is going on between Oprah and Susan Boyle. As we all know, Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV program Britain?s Got Talent on 19 April, 2009, singing “I dreamed a dream”. Susan is a plain and simple Scottish country woman. She has little knowledge on making up. But now, she becomes famous, a c