文档介绍：Politeness Principle and Its Presentation
in Business Letters
Lu Baicheng
A thesis submitted to
Foreign Language Department
In partial fulfillment of the requirement
For the degree of Bachelor of Arts
Under the supervision of
Lecturer Guo Xia
Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
June 2007
Acknowledgements
First of all, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my supervisor Guo Xia, who gave me valuable suggestion and spared a lot of time in reading and correcting my paper. Without her patient instruction, insightful criticism and constant encouragement, this thesis would not have been the present form.
Also I would like to thank my friends who gave me great help and support. And my great gratitude also goes to those writers and editors whose works I have read and benefited greatly from. Without their help, it would be impossible plete this paper.
Contents
Abstract i
摘要 ii
ⅠIntroduction 1
The Importance and Function of Business Letters 1
Principles of Business Letters 2
Ⅱ Politeness Principle 3
Why to Study Politeness Strategies in English & Chinese 4
Politeness: Chinese & Western Models 5
Politeness Principles and Business Letters 6
Ⅲ Representation of Politeness in Business Letters 7
Politeness’ Positive Representation in Business Letters 7
Approbation 7
Sympathy 8
Agreement 8
Intimacy 9
’ Negative Representation in Business Letters 9
Euphemism 10
Respect 10
Apology 11
Ⅳ How to Apply Politeness Strategies in Business Letters 12
Ⅴ Conclusion 20
References 21
Abstract
Through prehensive and systematic analysis parison of English business letters, this paper argues that the Principle of Politeness in English business letters should be upheld. Also presented in this paper are several aspects of politeness in English business letters. With the development of economy, business letters have e an important way municate. By sending business lette