Author(s)

Xiaobo Li ¹, Lixian Ou ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of International Studies, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518061, China
² School of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China

Corresponding Author

Lixian Ou

ABSTRACT

Based on Labov's narrative structure theory, this article takes the successful work "Yingge Dance" of college students' "Telling Chinese Stories" as the research object, and adopts the discourse analysis method to analyze and discuss how Yingge Dance narrative constructs shared meaning between "listener" and "narrator" and the specific narrative strategies used. The research results show that the reason why the narrative can successfully build shared meaning between the "listener" and the "narrator" is that it successfully constructs a value system with universal human values. Secondly, clear narrative clues, narrative structure, and clear narrative logic and meaning construction process effectively serve the construction of shared meaning. Lastly, the use of narrative strategies including "evaluation strategies" such as "evaluation sentences", "repeated keywords", "direct quotations" and "involvement strategies" including emotional expression and descriptive sentences effectively support the construction and transmission of narrative value meaning. At the end of the article, the enlightenment of the research results on Chinese foreign language education for college students to tell Chinese stories well is pointed out.

KEYWORDS

Cross-cultural communication; shared meaning; telling Chinese stories; discourse analysis

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiaobo Li, Lixian Ou, Discourse Analysis of College Students' "Telling Chinese Stories" from a Cross-cultural Communication Perspective. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2023) Vol. 6: 112-120. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2023.061519.

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