Application of the principles of cooperation and politeness in speech communication of native speakers of Russian and Chinese languages

Wang Dihan

The article investigates the application of the principles of cooperation and courtesy of people who speak Russian and Chinese, which is relevant for the analysis of the speech behavior of communicants of different cultures. Analyzing different understandings of the principle of politeness by Chinese scientists and scientists of other countries, the author came to the conclusion: the principle of politeness is an addition to the principle of cooperation, in order to achieve a communicative goal, communicants should be more flexible and worthy of using these two important principles, taking into account factors such as language area, context, and cultural differences.

Keywords:speech communication, the principle of cooperation, the principle of politeness, speech behavior