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外国语学院
11
级英本四班
刘娜
2011041410
Application of Fuzzy Language in Our
communication
1. Abstract:
Some phrases are useful when we want to
say that something is similar to something else,
but it
is not exactly the same. We
often use these phrases because we can't find the
exact word that we
need.
‘
kind
of
and sort
of
?
in
?
I'm kind of happy that
school has finished, but I'll miss my
friends
?
.
We can
also use kind of and sort of
before
?like? or ?
similar
to
?
.Some people
may ask “whether
fuzzy
language can have a negative influence in our
da
ily life?”
People always
think that language
should
be
clear
and
accurate
in
business
negotiation.
Actually,
it
can
not
hinder
our
normal
communication
instead
helping
us.
Fuzzy
language
arouses
couples
of
scholar
interests
in
studying on it since
American
scholar Lofti Zedeh?s
Fuzzy
-Set Theory. Fuzzy language refers
to
the
form
of
language
without
shapely
defined
boundaries
and
with
the
characteristics
of
vagueness.
2. Instruction:
Mr. Tieping
says: “We can say in a sense, there is no human
natural langu
age without vague
language.”
Fuzzy language,
as a constitutive property of natural language, is
persuasive in every
aspect of language.
It is a form of language without shapely defined
boundaries and characterized
by
vagueness. As Liu Fang says, Vagueness is one of
the basic of attributes of natural languages,
which is determined by the objective
attributes of language and its imperfection in the
function of
expression.”
In
our daily life, communication needs may not be
met. Therefore, making the most
of
fuzzy
language
is
a
most
and
beneficial.
There
are
four
situations
where
fuzzy
language
is
preferred.
Firstly
the
speaker
occasionally
forgets
the
precise
language. Such
as
your
classmate
asked you how much your new dress was ,
but you forgot , you could say
?
not
much
?
. Secondly,
there is no precise language or the
speakers do not know how to express by precise
language. Such
as you describe your new
friend , you just say she is a good girl,
?
good
?
is not a specific word.
Thirdly, there
is no need to use precise language. There is no
need to use precise language. You are
answering the phone, maybe your
classmate will ask
“
who
’
s
calling?
”
you do
not need to use
precise language to
describe, maybe you just say one of my friends.
Fourthly, fuzzy language is a
better
way
for
speaker
to
develop
a
more
harmonious
social
environment
and
let
the
communication
go
as
smoothly
as
possible.
When
you
want
to
say
something
that
may
lose
listener
?
s face
,you often choose fuzzy language which is an
instrument for communication .It is
necessary
to
be
polite
and
modest.
To
put
in
a
nutshell,
fuzzy
language
is
taken
to
be
of
great
importance
for
its
efficient
usage
in
communication.
In
our
daily
life,
fuzzy
language
is
used
frequently
for
different
aims
and
a
variety
of
reasons. Sometimes
people
are
just not
willing
to
make
the problems as clear as crystal in order to leave
some possibility of retracting the words.
Sometimes
fuzzy
words
can
make
the
expressions
more
economic
and
get
the
meaning
fully
crossed. Although
people use imprecise expression and undefined
terms, they also can understand
each
other. They use fuzzy language to reinforce the
flexibility of language , it is also one of the
principles: When someone asks you where
your mother is, but you can not say accurately ,In
fact
you do not know, but you do not
want him to be disappointed ,so you just say my
mother is either
in the house or at the
market.
There are some fuzzy words
used in our communication. More or less:
There?
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