Contents

Acknowledgements

Abstract

摘要

Chapter One Introduction-1

1.1Research Background-1

1.2 Research Significance-1

1.3 Structure of Thesis-2

Chapter Two Literature Review-3

2.1 Previous Research on Intercultural Pragmatic Competence-3

2.2 Culture, Communication and Communication Context-4

2.2.1 The Relationship Between Culture and Communication-4

2.2.2 Intercultural Communication and Communication Context-5

Chapter Three Case Analysis of Intercultural Communication-7

3.1 Pragmatics and Pragmatic Failure-7

3.1.1 Pragmatics-7

3.1.2 Pragmatic Failure and Its Classification-7

3.2 Pragma-linguistic Failure Cases-7

3.3 Social-pragmatic Failure Cases-9

Chapter Four Proposals for Developing Communicators’ Intercultural Pragmatic Competence-12

4.1 Principles of Conversation-12

4.1.1 Cooperative Principle-12

4.1.2 Politeness Principle-12

4.2 Suggested Proposals-13

4.2.1 Enhancing the Awareness of Intercultural Difference-13

4.2.2 Enriching Personal Experience-13

4.2.3 Broadening Eyesight by Reading-14

4.2.4 Mastering Implicature Interpretation Skills-14

Chapter Five Conclusion-16

References-17

Abstract

Successful intercultural communication is the prerequsite for the peace of the world, in which communicator is the bridge across the cultural distance. To satisfy the need for smooth intercultural communication, communicators are required to be of bilingual ability, acquainted with various cultures, and capable of understanding communication context properly.- 

    Based on the case analysis of pragmatic failures in daily intercultural communication discourse, this thesis mainly elaborates the importance of communicator’s intercultural pragmatic competence, and also it points out that communicator can improve his or her pragmatic competence of intercultural communication constantly in daily life by developing intercultural communication awareness, deep insight into cultures, and comprehensive perception to communication context. 

Keywords: pragmatic failure  communicator  communication context   intercultural pragmatic competence