Abstract
Abstract
This study examines a Chinese indirect speech act conventionally expressed with what I call the construction of earnest
advice. From a constructionist perspective, I posit that the construction of earnest advice is an indirect
speech act construction. Its idiosyncratic form is paired with the function of showing genuine concern and providing advice in the
best interest of the hearer. Based on corpus evidence and discourse analysis, I analyze the contextually situated subtypes of this
function, including passing judgments, providing suggestions, issuing complaints and mock sarcasms. The use of the contextual
subtypes depends on interpersonal factors such as social distance, power difference, and group membership. This study has
implications for politeness theories.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Visual Arts and Performing Arts
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