A Study on the Pragmatic Function of New Year Addresses in External Communication
Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v6i8.2514
Abstract
Extreme Case Formulations (ECFs) play an important pragmatic function in the English translation of New Year addresses over the years. This research, grounded in Iñigo-Mora’s theoretical model, utilizes the English renditions of the New Year addresses from 2014 to 2024 as a closed corpus. It employs word frequency statistics and conversation analysis techniques to examine the practical roles of ECFs in New Year addresses, focusing on two facets of lexico-grammatical classifications and discourse dynamics. The results reveal that ECFs within lexico-grammatical classifications exhibit varied practical roles and expressions in evaluating discourse tactics in the English rendition of New Year addresses over time. And during the discourses, reiterating identical ECFs can improve the consistency of the subject’s structure, and the frequent application of varied ECFs may mirror the speaker’s purpose, rendering the information more comprehensive and impactful.
Keywords
external communication, extreme case formulations, new year addresses, pragmatic function
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