模糊语言在英文商务信函中的情境分析

模糊语言作为自然语言和人类交际中的一个普遍现象也存在于商务信函当中。通过对英文商务信函中模糊语言的使用情境进行描述性和解释性分析，认为模糊语言在英文商务信函中的使用还是基于商务信函必须明确得体这一原则，得出模糊语言在英文商务信函中的使用情境分为客观上的不能和主观上的不愿，在此基础上将模糊语言分为内容上的和语气上的两种类型．并从关联理论的角度对这两种情境存在的合理性进行解释。

The Situation Analysis of Vague Language in English Business Correspondence

Vague language exists in business correspondence as it does in any other human languages and communications. This paper describes and interprets employment situations of vague language in English business correspondence, thus concludes that the employment of vague language in English business correspondence is still based on the principles of clarity and appropriateness for business letters. The paper divides the employment situations into two kinds： objective unability and subjective unwillingness, based on which two types of vague language are summarized： vague language of content and of mood, and then relevance theory is applied to explain the reasonability.