The Study On The Speech Act Of Refusal And Its Response In Modern Chinese

The Speech Act of Refusal is a negative speech act in which people do not accept or listen to the speaker’s request,suggestion,offer,etc.It is also a speech act that threatens others’ face.From the perspective of the refuser,the Speech Act of Refusal shows an uncooperative attitude.And in the process of turn-taking,the discourse power must be changed from passive to active.According to the content,the Speech Act of Refusal can be divided into direct refusal and indirect refusal,Ostensible refusal and sincere refusal.From the form,the Speech Act of Refusal can be divided into assertion,instruction,commitment,expression and declaration speech acts.In the internal language form,the Speech Act of Refusal in lexical expression uses polite words like thanks,apologies and salutation to lower posture and make the other person feel respected.In addition to some lexical means,the refuser often uses the negative words alone at the beginning of the sentences,uses the questions,uses the complex sentence and the elliptical sentence to express its own attitude.From the formation of reasons for the Speech Act of Refusal,the characteristics of the subject and the relationship between the subject will affect the use of the Speech Act of Refusal,which the social relationship,social distance and psychological distance will affect the language of refuser.The speaker’s directive behavior is different,the situation is different,and the way of refusal is different.For the giving speech Act,the speaker usually accept the kindness of the other,and then euphemistically refuse.The refusal to Demanding speech Act often adirectly refuse,even sometimes without considering the other’s face.Finally,from the perspective of the listener,the refused person also needs some strategies to respond to the other’s speech act of refusal.Some verbal replies can be used,supplemented by sub-language,to protect the face of both sides and maintain a friendly relationship.