City University of Hong Kong Dep
Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics
Research Seminar
Studies of Language Politeness
—Theories and Methodologies
Presented by
Prof. Housheng Qian
Director of The Commercial Press Shanghai Information Centre
Date: 3 Dec 2007, Monday
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Venue: B7603 (Lift 3, 7/F, Blue Zone), Academic Building, CityU
Abstract
Language politeness is an interesting subject for theoretical and practical studies. Since 1970’s, some significant researches have been made in this field by scholars from various parts of the world. Some new theories and methodologies have been suggested with the recent development in anthropology, psychology, pragmatics and other disciplines. In this seminar, the speaker will discuss a number of new models in terms of degree, mechanism, typology and maxims of language politeness. Some suggestions will also be made on the cross-cultural studies in the forms and usage of politeness in different languages.
Speaker
Housheng Qian, BA in English language and literature (Nanjing University, PRC), and MA in linguistics (University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), was professor and deputy dean of the Institute for Overseas Students, Nanjing University. He is now Director of the Commercial Press Shanghai Information Centre. His research interests chiefly include English and Chinese language studies, lexicography and translation. His main publications are Greetings and Partings in English and Chinese: A Contrastive Study of Linguistic Routines and Politeness, Chinese-English Dictionary for Translation (co-editor-in-chief), Chinese-English Dictionary of New Words and Expressions, New English-Chinese Dictionary of Idioms (editor-in-chief), “On Interpersonal Rhetoric”, “Politeness Strategies in English”, “Principles and Problems of Bilingual Dictionary Definition”, and the English translation of a few Chinese art books.
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