2) Significant differences exist in the use of textual metadiscourse and interpersonal metadiscourse devices,and Chinese college students use much more textual markers and significantly less hedges and attitude markers than their American counterparts,possible reasons for which are analyzed.

Type and Frequency of Metaphorical Coding in Interpersonal Conflict Discourse;

As a univesal principle regulating verbal communication, the Cooperative Principle plays a significant role to the interlouctor’s understanding and expression in the process of communication.

This paper is to examine verbal communication and distinguish three relative concepts.

This paper provides an insight into the relevance of homophone switching in verbal communication in terms of Sperber and Wilson s Relevance Theory.

Cognitive context is dynamic, and the success of communication depends on cognitive context.

Illustrating the discourse communication in Pride and Prejudice based on Co-operative Principle Theory of linguistic field,can made us systematically and scientifically analyze literary works from the pragmatic viewpoint;meanwhile testify the feasibility of applying the linguistic theory in literary st.

Context closely links to discourse communications.

There is a close relationship between contexts and discourse communications.

Based on Constructional Teaching Theory,this paper takes the view that the level of oral English skill can be improved through teaching students metadiscourse in class,and in return,a better oral English skill can enrich their metadiscourse knowledge.

Upon classification of English metadiscourse made by Hyland & Tse(2004) and Ifantidou(2005),the classification of Chinese metadiscourse is analyzed with the aim to make a structure comparison of English and Chinese metadiscourse.

Data suggest that metadiscourse abounds in academic mini-lectures.