通过定量的语料对医生和病人会话中所用问句的不同类型、比例及所含有的不同语用内涵进行分析探讨 ,揭示了医生和病人间存在不均衡的权势关系 ,反映出医生和病人的问句与面子和礼貌策略有关 ,进而说明语言运用中存在着权势的不平衡现象Through a quantitative analysis of linguistic data, this paper examines the use of question types, their frequencies of occurrence and pragmatic implications in doctor-patient talk. It is found that there exist unbalanced power relations between doctor and patient, and that questions in doctor-patient talk are related to face and politeness strategy
