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| Application of Refusal Strategies under Speech Act Theory and Politeness Principles in English Business Letters CONTENTS Introduction 4 1.Overview of the Study 4 1.1Background of the Study 4 1.2 Purpose of the Study 4 1.3 Organization of the Study 5 2.Introduction of Refusal Letter 5 2.1 General Information of Refusal Letters 6 2.1.1 Definition of English Business Letters 6 2.1.2 Definition of Refusals 6 2.1.3 General Policies for Business Refusal Letters 6 3.literature review 6 3.1 Speech act theory 6 3.1.1 Important claims of speech act theory 6 3.1.2 Speech act of refusal 8 3.1.3 Austin’s Initiation of Speech Act Theory 9 3.1.4 Searl’s Development of Speech Act Theory 9 3.2 Divisions of Rejection Speech Act 9 3.2.1 Direct refusal speech act 10 3.2.2 Indirect refusal speech act 10 3.2.3 False Refusal Speech Act 11 3.3 General Information of Politeness Theories 11 3.2.1 Face Theory 11 3.2.2 Leech’s politeness principles 12 3.2.3 Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory 13 3.2.4 Leech’s politeness principles 16 4.The Application of Politeness Principle and Strategies in Business English Letters 17 4.1 Analysis of Politeness Strategies in Business Refusal Letters 17 4.1.1 The Application of Politeness Principle in Business English Letters 17 4.2 Application of Politenesss Strategies 19 4.2.1 Positive Politeness Strategies 19 4.2.2 Negetive Politeness Strategies 19 4.3 The Unified Relationship between Speech Act Theory and Politeness Principles in English Business Letters 19 4.3.1 Locutionary Act and Politeness Principles 19 4.3.2 Illocutionary Act and Politeness Principles 19 4.3.3 Perlocutionary Act and Politeness Principles 20 5.Further Study 20 Conclusion 20 References 20 Acknowledgements 20 |
