侯苗苗
摘 要:沖突性話語是復雜的語言現(xiàn)象。本文從適應論角度,以美劇《實習醫(yī)生格蕾》為語料來源,分析發(fā)生醫(yī)患沖突性話語,從物理、社交、心理世界三個方面探究發(fā)生醫(yī)患話語沖突的原因。
關鍵詞:醫(yī)患沖突性話語;適應論
近年來,醫(yī)患關系越來越引起人們的關注。醫(yī)患沖突性話語在影響醫(yī)患關系上有著不可忽視的作用,在醫(yī)患溝通方面可能導致溝通中斷而成為功醫(yī)療的障礙,本文試圖從適應論的角度分析醫(yī)患沖突的這一語言現(xiàn)象,淺析發(fā)生醫(yī)患沖突性話語的原因。
一、沖突性話語定義
沖突性話語是指在言語交際過程中,由于人們對同一事件持不同態(tài)度、意見、立場因而產(chǎn)生對抗性言語事件或行為,體現(xiàn)在爭議、反駁甚至爭吵。交際雙方在沖突性話語引發(fā)和回應之間具有雙向性和對抗性的特點。
醫(yī)患之間是特殊的人際關系,有時也會出現(xiàn)沖突性話語。雖然醫(yī)生是為患者提供醫(yī)療服務,但在醫(yī)療過程中不可能想法、觀點完全一致,因此,本文試圖運用Jef Verscheren的適應論來分析醫(yī)患沖突性話語的原因。
二、適應論
不同于傳統(tǒng)對語用學的認識,Jef Verscheren認為語用學是一種從認知的文化和社會的角度來分析語言現(xiàn)象的功能性綜觀。就使用語言方面,適應性幫助會話者從諸多可能性選擇合適的語言,以達到成功交際的目的。
根據(jù)Jef Verscheren,在選擇語言時應注意三個語言特征,即變異性、協(xié)商性和適應性。變異性指語言選擇有一定的范圍。協(xié)商性指按照具有高度靈活性的原則和策略做出選擇。適應性幫助會話者從諸多可能性選擇合適的語言,以達到成功交際的目的。
適應論給語用描寫和解釋限定四個方面,包括語境相關成分、結構對象、動態(tài)過程以及意識突顯性。語境相關成分涉及和語言選擇適應的所有因素,包括交際的物理語境、雙方的社會關系及心理世界。在交際過程中語言適應的過程必須根據(jù)不同的結構對象而定位。適應過程是不斷發(fā)展的,所以不是靜態(tài)的,而是動態(tài)的過程。此外,語言的選擇和心理方面帶有不同的意識突顯度。
三、分析醫(yī)患沖突性話語
《實習醫(yī)生格蕾》是一部非常受歡迎的醫(yī)務電視劇,在美國已經(jīng)播出11季。這部劇講述了一群剛畢業(yè)的醫(yī)學學生在西雅圖圣恩醫(yī)院進行他們的外科實習從而成為一名真正的醫(yī)生。他們在高強度的醫(yī)生訓練中,面對的患者的疾病狀況、性格特點及社會背景亦各有不同,因此不可避免地會偶爾與患者發(fā)生話語沖突。因此本文以《實習醫(yī)生格蕾》為例從適應論角度分析醫(yī)患沖突性話語。
(一)物理世界。Jef Verscheren認為在物理世界,時間和空間因素是最重要的,也是人們研究最多的?!币虼嗽谡Z言選擇過程中忽略空間或時間都會引發(fā)沖突性話語。
例1:Katie: Took you long enough.
Dr. Grey: You're OK? The nurse paged me 911.
Katie: I had to go all exorcist to get her to even pick up the
phone.
Dr. Grey: Wait. There's nothing wrong with you?
Katie: I'm bored.
Dr. Grey: You little...I'm not a cruise director.
Katie: You don't have to wig out. The pageant's on cable, but
this crappy hospital doesn't get the channel. If that cow Kylie wood is gonna walk off with my crown, I have to see it. Can you call
someone?
Dr. Grey: Ok. This is an actual hospital. There are sick people here. Go to sleep and stop wasting my time.
Katie: But I can't sleep. My head's all full.
Dr. Grey: That's called "thinking." Go with it.
Katie想看選美比賽,但她現(xiàn)在在醫(yī)院,醫(yī)生認為醫(yī)院里都是病人,在醫(yī)院要看選美比賽不合適,所以此處是Katie忽略了空間因素而發(fā)生的沖突。
(二)社交世界。社會是一個具有特定文化形態(tài)和生產(chǎn)方式的有機體。社交世界包含了價值觀、信仰和交際規(guī)范等因素。違反任何一個都可能產(chǎn)生沖突性話語。
例2:Devo: You know how important this is to me!
Mother: This is about saving your life, sweetie.
Devo: You're not respecting it, or me. You're letting them put
a pig, a freaking non-kosher, traif mammal, into my chest, into my
heart, the very essence of my being!
Alex: It's a porcine valve, actually.
Devo: I don't care what it is. If you give me a pig part, I might as well be dead.endprint
Father: Told you, this whole orthodox thing was a mistake. What was wrong with being Reform like everyone else?
Devo: You guys don't even light candles Friday nights. You
don't know all the Passover Plagues.
Alex: Boils, vermin, pestilence. Even I know that.
Dr Burke: Miss Friedman, I appreciate your extreme religious
convictions.
Alex: Fire, hail...
Burke: Simply put, without this procedure, you will die.
Devo: You're hotshot doctors. You'll come up with something
else. As long as it doesn't answer to Wilbur and say "oink," I don't
care what it is.
Devo是個虔誠的猶太教徒,她需要換心臟瓣膜,但被查出血友病癥狀,不能用人工瓣膜,醫(yī)生打算用豬瓣膜。但猶太教認為豬是污穢的,因此由于信仰原因Devo與醫(yī)生產(chǎn)生沖突。
(三)心理世界。思維在言語交際中是進行信息交流的過
程,因此心理狀態(tài)與人際交往緊密相連,并占據(jù)著核心地位,對交際成功作用很大。所以,忽略說話者的認知、情感、動機、欲望等都會發(fā)生言語沖突。
例3:Dr.Grey: You don't understand. He'll be there, but he
won't be Jorge. He won't even recognize you.
Sona: This is our business.
Dr.Grey: You have no idea what this will do to you. Isn't five
good years better than ten bad ones?
Sona: You think that I'm being selfish,that I don't want to give him up.
Dr.Grey: No, I don't.
Sona的丈夫患腫瘤,接近垂體,保守治療可活五年,如果切除可能活十年,但可能失憶。Sona決定手術讓丈夫多活五年,但
Dr.Grey認為失憶了即使活十年年也不如幸福地活五年。因此二人認知不同導致沖突性話語。
四、結束語
本文以《實習醫(yī)生格蕾》為例,探討醫(yī)患沖突性話語的原因,發(fā)現(xiàn)物理、社交和心理世界對醫(yī)患沖突影響極大,忽略或違反任何一個因素都有可能引發(fā)話語沖突,因此在醫(yī)患交際中需尤為注意。
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