Face theory is an influential theory used to discuss and explain politeness phenomenon, which is based on the western culture. This essay probes into the face theory embodied in the speech act under the background of Chinese culture. The aim of the comparison between face theory in western culture and in Chinese culture is to remove obstacles caused by cultural differences, promote cross-cultural communication and strengthen the awareness of the value of face theory in Chinese culture
Face and Face Practices in Chinese Talk-in-Interaction addresses the knowledge-gap in this field by ...
This study aims to analyze the relationship between politeness and face theory. This type of researc...
Given the small number of existing studies of face in intercultural settings and the increasing atte...
Face is a universal phenomenon but has cultural specification. As a cultural phenomenon, face has al...
Face-saving is not a unique Chinese cultural phenomenon. The purpose of this article is to discuss w...
Face has become an important topic in interpersonal pragmatics and its link to (im)politeness resear...
Much of the application of face by communication scholars is based upon the scholarship of Brown and...
Abstract Few readers notice that in a celebrated essay, Goffman, in a footnote, acknowledges the Chi...
Few readers notice that in a celebrated essay, Goffman, in a footnote, acknowledges the Chinese sour...
Goffman’s model of facework and Brown and Levinson’s politeness theory have been found inadequate in...
Based on discourse of a Chinese talk show, this study aims to test and verify Brown & Levinson’s (he...
The concept of face, as it is developed by Goffman, has strong conceptual links with the notion of a...
Abstract: This paper reviews the theories of face and politeness as well as the consequences of thei...
The concept of face, as it is developed by Goffman, has strong conceptual links with the notion of a...
This study aims to investigate the Chinese perceptions about the traditional Confucius concepts mian...
Face and Face Practices in Chinese Talk-in-Interaction addresses the knowledge-gap in this field by ...
This study aims to analyze the relationship between politeness and face theory. This type of researc...
Given the small number of existing studies of face in intercultural settings and the increasing atte...
Face is a universal phenomenon but has cultural specification. As a cultural phenomenon, face has al...
Face-saving is not a unique Chinese cultural phenomenon. The purpose of this article is to discuss w...
Face has become an important topic in interpersonal pragmatics and its link to (im)politeness resear...
Much of the application of face by communication scholars is based upon the scholarship of Brown and...
Abstract Few readers notice that in a celebrated essay, Goffman, in a footnote, acknowledges the Chi...
Few readers notice that in a celebrated essay, Goffman, in a footnote, acknowledges the Chinese sour...
Goffman’s model of facework and Brown and Levinson’s politeness theory have been found inadequate in...
Based on discourse of a Chinese talk show, this study aims to test and verify Brown & Levinson’s (he...
The concept of face, as it is developed by Goffman, has strong conceptual links with the notion of a...
Abstract: This paper reviews the theories of face and politeness as well as the consequences of thei...
The concept of face, as it is developed by Goffman, has strong conceptual links with the notion of a...
This study aims to investigate the Chinese perceptions about the traditional Confucius concepts mian...
Face and Face Practices in Chinese Talk-in-Interaction addresses the knowledge-gap in this field by ...
This study aims to analyze the relationship between politeness and face theory. This type of researc...
Given the small number of existing studies of face in intercultural settings and the increasing atte...