International Pragmatics of Exchange -- From Practice to Theory

Author: Hu Gengshen
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book is a monograph on systematic research in international communication pragmatics. The author elaborates the theoretical framework of international communication pragmatics research, proposes the "three-dimensional context" theory of international communication, describes the pragmatic features of classified contexts in international communication, examines the "interactive co-evolution" mechanism between context and discourse, demonstrates the "gradient principle" in the application of international communication strategies, proposes the "discretionary principle" for handling international communication errors, establishes the operational model of "CLISF" pragmatics in international communication, thereby constructing an organic whole in the research of language use in international communication. For the convenience of communication with international peers, English summaries of each chapter are appended at the end of the book. The target readers of this book are primarily faculty and students in linguistics and applied linguistics, cross-cultural communication studies, diplomacy, translation studies, communication studies, and other departments, as well as researchers and practitioners in international communication pragmatics, as well as other participants in international communication activities.