Speech Polishing (Analysis of Exemplary Pragmatic Strategies)

Author: Bai Xiaoming
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book essentially advocates a method for cultivating linguistic intuition—first, it does not directly teach strategies and knowledge of language use, but instead presents successful cases as a simulated environment for students to immerse themselves in, experiencing and contemplating the principles behind their success. The major cases in this book serve precisely this function. These cases are not randomly occurring as in daily life but have been carefully curated and processed according to language development goals, fully reflecting a deliberate teaching intent. Thus, repeated exposure to such cases allows readers to be immersed in effective strategies for language communication and subtly influenced by essential linguistic knowledge. The examples of speech listed in the book are mostly recent occurrences observed by the author through media, with a few historical classics also included. This book attempts to explore the practical aspects of language from multiple perspectives of pragmatics and related disciplines, emphasizing the experiential nature of speech. It examines patterns of language use in daily life, summarizes common pragmatic strategies, and aims to broaden the research horizons of language learning and teaching, strengthen the integration of theory and practice, and highlight the cultivation of practical skills.