Mabel’s Love Pursuing and Acquiring from the Perspective of Politeness Theory

摘要

· The Horse Dealer’s Daughter gradually acquires her love in a tough and unbearable situation after a long dialogue with Doctor Fergusson. By analyzing the linguistic features between Doctor Fergusson and Mabel ’dialogues from the perspec⁃tive of politeness principle, one conception of which is that politeness is a social behavior in the contact of human beings, the strategies of Mabel’s love pursuing and acquiring are gradually revealed.