语用学中的毗邻对是一个被广泛探讨的话题,已经引起了诸多社会语言学家的关注。毗邻对的“不期待的第二部分”经常威胁到受话方的面子。为了使言语交际过程顺利进行,人们一般会采取一定的策略避免威胁面子的行为。从毗邻对角度出发解释Brown和Levinson理论中的积极礼貌策略和消极礼貌策略,能更好地对语言现象进行解释,以加深对人类思维和人类本身的认识。 Adjacent pair in pragmatics is a widely discussed topic, which has aroused the concern of many social linguists. The adjoining “second part of the unpleasantness” often threatens the receiver’s face. In order to make the verbal communication process proceed smoothly, people generally adopt certain strategies to avoid threatening face-saving behavior. Explaining the positive and negative politeness strategies of Brown and Levinson from the perspective of adjacency can better explain linguistic phenomena and deepen our understanding of human thinking and human beings.