Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2020, 3(7); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030716.
Liu Zhencong, Diao Huiying*
School of English Language, Culture and Literature, Beijing International Studies University, 100024, China
E-mail: [email protected]
*Corresponding Author
The speech act theory was employed to analyze illocutionary acts in the debate on China-US trade friction between the host of China Global Television Network (CGTN) Liu Xin and the host of American Fox Business Channel Trish Regan. The result indicated that in Liu Xin’s turns, representatives were used eight times, directives and expressives twice respectively. In Trish’s turns, directives were used once, expressives three times with the absence of representatives. This result showed that the western countries are more powerful in media transmission and the right of speech, while the Eastern countries are in a weak position.
Illocutionary acts, Debate on china-us trade friction, Speech act theory, Trade friction
Liu Zhencong, Diao Huiying. The Analysis of Illocutionary Acts and the Effects in the Debate on Trade Friction between the Hosts of China Global Television Network and Fox Business Channel. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2020) Vol. 3, Issue 7: 143-153. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030716.
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