| English philosopher Austin Austi n is widely regarded as the originator of speech act theory.After him,the American philosopher Searl e further enriched his claim and systematized the theory of speech acts.Since then,various speech acts have been studied at home and abroad.Chinese and Korean language scholars have also made rich comparative studies on Chinese and Korean speech acts.The comparative study of warning speech act also has certain research significance.Warnings are widely used in daily life.Warning has the meaning of warning,alerting,warning,a punishment for a person who has made a mistake,warning of danger,restraining order,etc.Warning speech act refers to a speech act in which the speaker reminds the listener of some possible adverse consequences and the speaker reminds the listener of some improper behavior.The pragmatic function of warning speech act is mainly divided into two aspects: "behavior induction" and "behavior suppression" according to the main function of warning speech act,namely the ultimate goal of warning speech act.The purpose of warning speech act is to avoid some adverse consequences and then stop a certain behavior or guide the implementation of a certain behavior.It is the common feature of warning speech act in China and South Korea.The difference is that Chinese warning speech act usually puts forward specific adverse consequences at the same time when it is stopped or induced.In terms of pragmatic strategies,four pragmatic strategies,namely "euphemistic suggestion","suggestion reminder","command delivery" and "threat warning",are put forward for comparative analysis according to the linguistic potential,namely the strength of warning.The strategies of warning speech behavior in China and South Korea are studied from three aspects: age,affinity and disaffinity,and social status.All the four pragmatic strategies are Korean and Chinese pragmatic strategies.The difference in age is that the warning strategy of "command delivery" is chosen among peers in Korean,but relatively less in Chinese.Among the warnings of the elderly to the young,the strategy of "suggestion and reminder" is chosen in Korean,but relatively less in Chinese.In terms of close and distant relationships,the warning strategy of "threat warning" is used in Chinese,while it is rarely used in Korean.In terms of social status,those with high social status would choose the strategy of "suggestion and reminder" for warning between low social status,while those with the same status would choose the strategy of "euphemistic suggestion" for warning between the same status,which is relatively rare in Chinese. |