A Pragmatic Analysis of White Lies from the Standpoint of Speakers

DOI

10.2991/iccese-19.2019.23How to use a DOI?

Keywords

white lie; politeness; pragmatic function; pragmatic strategy

Abstract

The paper studies the pragmatic functions of white lies from the standpoint of speakers. From the perspective of pragmatics, white lies are regarded as a kind of pragmatic strategy that harmonizes interpersonal relationships and smooth social communication. The aim in this paper is to describe and explain the major pragmatic functions of white lies in communication with the help of politeness theory and other relevant theories, then to reveal the essence of white lies.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2019)
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