汉字简化的修辞学阐释

汉字简化问题一直都是文字学界关心的问题.从表达的角度看汉字简化,就可以看出汉字简化的背后隐藏着深刻的经世致用的修辞思想.因为汉字因表达需要而产生,又因表达需要而简化,而表达是修辞的母体,因此,简化字就是修辞学中适度原则在汉字简化中的具体表现.     

法律修辞的功能及隐患

修辞作为一种调动情感和诉诸日常合理观念的说服技术,能够增强法律的公信力.然而,法律修辞并非修辞在法律领域的简单运用,普通修辞建立在公共信念的基础上,注重大众所认可的合理,法律应用强调专业性质的法理,修辞经常诉诸情感,而法律则是逻辑推理的领域.在发挥修辞说服功能的同时,要想限制其对法律的侵蚀作用,我们必须以法律人群体的合法理念为标准,注重逻辑推理,增强对抗性论辩,克服修辞对法律的消解作用.     

A Burkean analysis of China Is Not Happy: a rhetoric of nationalism

As a sequel to China Can Say No, China Is Not Happy is the bestseller of 2009 in China. The book praises China's post-80s generation for their act of patriotism, condemns the West, in general, and the United States, in particular, for exploiting the Chinese and for causing a global economic crisis. It also criticizes the Chinese liberal elite and overseas returnees for being Western-influenced mental slaves and traitors. The authors of the book call for an abandonment of “literary tone”, advocate a tough stand against Western countries, and envision China as the leader of the world through its economic and military power. This paper examines the major themes and belligerent rhetoric employed in the book through an application of Kenneth Burke's rhetorical concepts of identification, terministic screens, and representative anecdotes. The author of this paper contends that such use of rhetoric demonstrates the language habit of China's political discourse in its modern history, escalates blind nationalism, and widens the gap in intercultural understanding between China and the US.     

In search of popular management: Sensemaking,sensegiving and storytelling in the excellence project

Critical accounts of popular management have tended to caricature the authors of this literary genre and have, furthermore, made broad claims as to the nature and potential of the organizational storytelling which features in these texts. This paper re-examines such claims and proclivities. It argues that any attempt to explore the nature of popular management or to account for the organizing potential of its storytelling must be located within an account of storytelling practice. To this end, the paper offers a critical analysis of the excellence project that is situated within a review of Tom Peters’ storyworld. Acknowledging the extent to which popular management deploys organizational storytelling in its endeavours, we offer – uniquely – a longitudinal analysis of Tom Peters' storytelling practices. Noting a tension between organizational sensegiving and organizational sensemaking processes, we argue that the storyworld of the excellence project acts to obscure the frictions, stresses and dislocations associated with the pursuit of business excellence. Highlighting the persistence of local sensemaking processes within and between those forms of public speech fostered by popular management, however, we argue that the tales which constitute the excellence project are, when viewed in context, more diverse and yet less productive than previously imagined.     

Political constructions of a cross-community identity in a divided society: how politicians articulate Northern Irishness

ABSTRACT

A shared identity has been shown to reduce prejudice between conflicting social groups. One such common national category is the ‘Northern Irish’ identity which can be inclusive of both Catholics and Protestants. This study analyses the plenary sessions of the Northern Ireland Assembly to show how the national category ‘Northern Irish’ is framed by politicians. Content analysis shows that it is used more often by centrist parties who tend to frame it positively and as part of their political viewpoint. There is also evidence of the instrumental use of this identity by unionists in line with the ingroup projection model.     

论陈先发的诗歌修辞

独特的修辞更能成就个性化的诗人。近些年来,陈先发在诗歌创作上的修辞探索引起人们的关注：借故翻新的互文性写作,古诗意象的唤醒和现代灵魂的注入,使诗歌表现出对生存与写作的多重焦虑;人与物的通灵及轮回意识增强了诗的魔幻色彩,产生了第三者观察视角和意象指向不确定等美学效应。设置非象征与象征的迷宫,通过自然隐晦揭示生死意识;感觉的具象化与自然的典故化,使诗歌形象灵动;复杂的简单与意义的含混使诗歌语言节奏自然,语义多重可解,蕴藉深厚。     

与时俱进之江苏修辞学

与时俱进的江苏修辞学,其特色是勇于理论探新,不断加深对修辞本质的认识,比较好地处理了修辞学与语法学的关系,坚持诚信原则。江苏修辞学应当继续与时俱进,并加强修辞学的普及工作。     

论柏拉图理想政治与修辞学之关系

在柏拉图的哲学家当王的理想政治理论当中,包含着某种重要的修辞学思想。据此,修辞学被看作是一种意见塑造技艺,联结着理想政治中的哲学与政治。哲学家奉此技艺,以其知识为指导,对民众政治生活进行正确的意见塑造。此修辞技艺的可行性和善性,或者说民众意见的正确可塑性及其正确塑造的德性价值,为柏拉图理想政治提供了理论与现实的依据。     

辞规“排名有序”再探

著名修辞学家吴士文先生提出了排名有序等一系列的辞规理论,之后胡习之先生撰写了《辞规的理论与实践》一书,对排名有序等辞规进行了阐发,使辞规理论提升到一个新高度。笔者在学习二位先生的辞规理论的同时,发现二位先生给辞规"排名有序"所下的定义的内涵和外延有待于进一步的完善,进而提出新的看法,同时对排名有序的修辞作用做了分析和归纳。     

藕断丝连：现代新诗与古典诗歌的相似性

现代白话诗虽然与古典诗歌有巨大的区别,但它从各个方面都受到古典诗歌的影响。其词句语法和写作习惯、意象的选用和特点,以及修辞手法等方面都与古典诗歌有着一脉相承的联系。这些现象说明新诗与古典诗歌并非二元对立的关系。如何正确处理现代与传统的关系,最终会决定现代诗歌成就的高低。