An Analysis Of The Discourse System Of China's Post 90's Generation

Studying the characteristics of a certain generation has always been the research field of sociology.Western scholars began to attach importance to intergenerational relationship from the perspective of intercultural communication since 1990s.They proposed that intergenerational communication is intercultural communication.However,Chinese scholars pay little attention to intergenerational relationship from the perspective of intercultural communication.For filling in the blank,in this thesis,Scollons' Discourse Approach is used to analyze post 90's discourse system.Scollons' discourse system here does not refer to the most technically narrow definition of the word,the study of grammatical and other relationship between sentences,nor to study broader functional uses of language in social contexts,but to the broadest concept of discourse,which is the study of whole systems of communication,namely communicative system,or cultural system.According to Scollons' theory,discourse system in the field of intercultural communication is divided into four parts:forms of discourse,socialization,ideology and face system.In this thesis,Scollons' Discourse Approach is used to analyze the discourse system of China's post 90's generation,taking Friend Circle of Wechat as an example.According to the study,the characteristics of post 90's generation's forms of discourse are a high value on the communication of both information and relationship and equal negotiation.The characteristic of their socialization is influenced by information age.The characteristic of their ideology is individualism.The characteristic of their face system is relative equality.According to the study,different characteristics of the discourse systems between China's post 90's generation and older generation will result in communication barriers between generations.This thesis also explores the cultural reasons for the barriers from the perspectives of cultural value dimensions.The cultural value dimensions are collectivism and individualism,power distance,masculinity and femininity,and uncertainty avoidance.The analysis of discourse system of China's post 90's generation aims to help readers to deepen understanding of intergenerational communication,and to improve intercultural communication competence.