Modern Social Science Research

In the context of international engineering projects, letter correspondence plays a crucial role. This thesis focuses on international engineering letters and analyzes errors from the perspectives of explicitation and implicitation principles. The explicitation principle emphasizes that information should be presented in a clear and direct manner, while the implicitation principle is related to the implicit meaning conveyed in a specific culture and context. This research has found that there are many errors caused by insufficient explicitness at the semantic level. For example, the use of vague words and ambiguous pronoun reference lead to unclear expression of project requirements. At the same time, excessive explicitness causes information redundancy, leading to misinterpretation. At the grammatical level, misuse of tense, i.e., failure to correctly present the relationship between tense and grammatical structure, will convey incorrect information. From a cultural context, the lack of cultural background information can lead to misunderstandings. In some countries, specific engineering terms may have special meanings or be related to local cultural customs. If specific cultural expressions are not implicit and are retained directly, it will confuse the receiving side. This study has a positive significance for improving the accuracy and effectiveness of international engineering letters. It helps reduce communication barriers and project risks caused by errors.

International engineering; Explicitation; Implicitation; Errors in letters