Functions of language文本

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1、Ok,thanksformypartner,nowIwillcontinuemypart.Mypartisaboutthefunctionsoflanguage.Weallagreethatlanguagehasmanyfunctions,suchasinformative,interpersonal,performative,etc.Butherewewillnotemphasizethisaspectoffunction.Aculturalgroupmayhavequitedistinctivewaysofunderstandingthebasicfunctionso

2、flanguage.Soourpurposehereistobetterunderstandhowaparticularcultureconceivesthefunctionsoflanguage.Thatistosay,ininterculturalcommunicationwepaymoreattentiontotheculturaldifferencesinthefunctionsoflanguage.Wewilltalkabouttheinformationandrelationshipfunction,negotiationandratification,and

3、finallygroupharmonyandindividualwelfare.Firstly,let’slookattheinformationandrelationshipfunction.Weallagreethatanycommunicationwillhavebothaninformationfunctionandarelationshipfunction.Whenwecommunicatewithotherswesimultaneouslycommunicatesomeamountofinformationandindicateourcurrentexpect

4、ationsabouttherelationshipbetweenoramongparticipants.Althoughtheuseoflanguagealwaysaccomplishesbothfunctionstosomeextent.Wecanstillseethatculturesoftenaredifferentfromeachotherinhowmuchimportancetheygivetoonefunctionoflanguageovertheother.Forexample,Japanesecultureplacesaveryhighvalueonth

5、ecommunicationofsubtleaspectsoffeelingandrelationshipandamuchlowervalueonthecommunicationofinformation.Internationalbusinessculture,however,placesahighvalueonthecommunicationofinformationandverylittlevalueonthecommunicationofrelationship.Inregularconditionsofinterculturalprofessionalcommu

6、nication,thisdifferencebetweenafocusoninformationandafocusonrelationshipoftenleadstoamisunderstandingofthepurposesofspecificcommunicativeevents.Fromthepointofviewofthefunctionsoflanguage,thewesternersmaywellwanttogettothebargainingtableasquicklyaspossiblebecauseheorshebelievesthatitisindi

7、recttalkthatinformationisexchangedandthatanyotherformofcommunicationisquitebesidethepoint.HisorherAsiancounterpart,ontheotherhand,maywanttosetupaseriesofsocialeventsinwhichtheparticipantscanmoreindirectlyapproacheachotherandbegintofeelmoresubtleaspectsoftheirrelatio