A Comparative Analysis of Metadiscourse of Request Speech Acts in Chinese and Japanese Refusal Scenarios
Requests are common speech acts in daily life,but few studies have comparatively analyzed Chinese and Japanese request speech acts from a metapragmatic perspective.This research,based on the new classification of metadiscourse by Chen(2020),focuses on request speech acts in refusal scenarios.By setting specific scenarios and collecting telephone recording data of Chi-nese and Japanese speakers,the study conducts a comparative analysis of the types of metadis-course used by native Chinese and Japanese speakers in initial and subsequent requests.It aims to uncover the underlying metapragmatic awareness and differences in pragmatic functions.The study reveals that native Chinese speakers frequently use informational,textual,speaker-orient-ed,and hearer-oriented metadiscourse,primarily reflecting a metapragmatic awareness that em-phasizes explaining information content,explicitly indicating the speaker's communicative ac-tions,and speculating about the hearer's stance.In contrast,native Japanese speakers commonly employ informational,textual,hearer-oriented,and context-oriented metadiscourse,mainly re-flecting a metapragmatic awareness that emphasizes the vagueness of information and the impli-cation of communicative intentions.Regarding pragmatic functions,native Chinese speakers fo-cus more on ensuring the effective transmission of request content,while native Japanese speak-ers aim to establish harmonious interpersonal relationships with the hearer.
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