中国英专和非英专学生语际语用能力对比研究——以拒绝言语行为为例

A Comparative Study of Chinese English Major’s and Non-English Majors’ Interlanguage Pragmatics Competence—Taking Refusal Speech Act as an Example

摘要: 语际语用能力是二语交际的核心能力。本研究通过具有面子威胁性的拒绝言语行为，采用语篇补全测试的方法，对英语专业与非英语专业学生的语际语用能力进行调查发现：两组学生均具语用意识并使用策略组合，英专生在直接、间接及辅助语策略使用频率上更高，但频率差异未达统计显著性；差异原因包括语言学习环境、语用培养意识的不同及相似的母语迁移特点。基于上述发现，亟需在英语专业教学中加强语用教学，以提升学生跨文化交际素养，为相关教学改革提供实证依据。

Abstract: Interlanguage pragmatic competence is a core component of second language communication. This study explores the interlanguage pragmatic competence of English majors and non-English majors. It focuses on face-threatening refusal speech acts and adopts the discourse completion test as its research method. The findings reveal that both groups of students possess pragmatic awareness and use strategy combinations. English majors have a higher frequency of using direct, indirect and modifiers strategies, yet the difference in frequency does not reach statistical significance. The reasons for the differences include the variations in language learning and pragmatic development awareness, as well as similar characteristics of native language pragmatic rules transfer. Based on the above findings, it is urgent to strengthen pragmatic teaching in English major instruction to enhance students’ cross-cultural communication literacy and provide empirical evidence for related teaching reforms.