On Applicability of Face——Saving Theory in China

• 作者: 刘倩雅
• 来源期刊: 海外英语
• 学科: 社会科学
• 关键词: face—saving THEORY application restricting FACTORS
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（9X）
• 页码范围: 202-203
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: G122

摘要

Brown and Levinson’s face theory is a theory of interpersonal relationship. It has successfully explained the influence of "face"in people’s daily communications. The theory is built on the basis of western culture and ignores the cultural difference of "face"in China. It is not free from limitations the absoluteness of which exerts a checking effort on its universal applicability. This paper probes from the perspective of the influence of context and culture that the application of Face-Saving theory in actual communications in China, especially from those restrictions on the use of negative face in China.

作者信息

序号	姓名	单位	发文数	被引次数	H指数	G指数
1	刘倩雅	青海民族大学外国语学院	5	4	1.0	2.0