On Vague Language and Its Application in Business English Writing英语论文范本.doc

PAGE PAGE 16 On Vague Language and Its Application in Business English Writing Submitted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts Acknowledgements At the very beginning, I wish to express my genuine acknowledgements to all the professors and teachers at the College of Foreign Languages, who give me the opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of English courses, all of which tend to reinforce and consolidate my intense interest in English and my My deepest gratitude goes to my supervisor Mr. Ruan for his kind, helpful, effective guidance throughout the whole process of my paper-writing. Each suggestion and comment he made carries weight and deserves my great attention to improve the essay to the greatest possible extent. I own special thanks to all the authors whose books or essays I have consulted and borrowed from. It is they who offer me the chance to stand on the shoulders of giants and provide me with a wealth of valuable previous achievements. Last but not least, I am grateful to my beloved parents for their consideration and support during my entire period of education. Abstract The study of vague language has attracted much attention in various domains from both at home and abroad. Extensive researches have been made from the aspects of semantics and pragmatics. Vague language, just like precise language, is a useful means of exchanging ideas as well. The appropriate employment of vague language in the field of business English writing is of great value, as it is widely believed that the appropriate employment of vagueness in business English writing is sure to boost mutual understanding and trust between the two parties. This essay focuses on the application of vague language in business English writing, elaborating upon the realization of vagueness in business English writing, motivation analysis of vague language production in business English writing, and analysis of vagueness in the model of business comm