Totally tall sounds totally younger: Intensification at the socio‐semantics interface

In two social perception experiments, we explore the relationship between the social meaning and the semantic/pragmatic properties of the intensifier totally in American English. In Experiment 1, we show that totally is perceived as a more salient index of social identity categories – measured in terms of Age, Solidarity and Status attributes – when it targets a scalar dimension grounded in the speaker's attitude, as opposed to when it occurs in contexts where the scale is provided by the subsequent predicate. In Experiment 2, we show that the social indexicality of totally is even more salient in contexts in which the intensifier, by virtue of its pragmatic contribution, invites a stance of heightened proximity and convergence between the interlocutors. These results point to a principled connection between the semantic, pragmatic and personality‐based social meanings of totally, providing new insights into the dynamics whereby different layers of meaning conspire to determine what an expression ‘says’ when deployed in interaction.     

人际语法隐喻的多维考察——以《唐顿庄园》为例

人际语法隐喻作为语法隐喻的重要组成部分,是人际意义在语气和情态方面的非一致式表达。语言形式不同,则其传达的语言意义也不尽相同。从语用学、社会学、语篇分析等多个维度综合考察人际语法隐喻非常规表达的语言学意义,挖掘其折射出的特殊人际意义,从而探求人际语法隐喻使用的语言学理据。     

自然语言逻辑预设问题探究

预设的研究,无论是运用"恰当性"方式的角度;还是命题"真值条件"方式的角度,都不能只关注语言的表达功能,而且还必须关注语言的传达交际功能.在分析语境运用条件及语用语境基础上,研究自然语言逻辑预设的特征、功能及作用尤有意义.     

What you say,and how you say it: Preschoolers' growth in vocabulary and communication skills differentially predict kindergarten academic achievement and self‐regulation

The idea that language skills support school readiness, predicting later self‐regulation and academic success, is widely accepted. Although vocabulary is often emphasized in the developmental literature, the ability to use language appropriately in the classroom, or social communication skills, may also be critical. This article examined longitudinal contributions of children's vocabulary and social communication skills, from preschool to kindergarten, to kindergarten academic achievement (reading and math) and self‐regulation (executive functions and learning behaviors). Participants were 164 children (14% Latinx, 30% Black, 56% White; 57% girls) enrolled in Head Start programs. Results revealed that initial levels and growth in vocabulary and communication skills predicted better academic achievement. Social communication skills uniquely predicted self‐regulation, after accounting for vocabulary. We discuss potential mechanisms for these links and recommend that strategies to build social communication skills be incorporated in preschool interventions promoting school readiness.     

动词体与礼貌

动词的时体形式是表达礼貌的手段之一。俄语中的完成体/未完成体形式也能参与礼貌表达,但适用对象的性质有所不同。俄语中完成体命令式形式适宜用于维持形式距离的言语活动中,它所表达的是形式礼貌;未完成体命令式有时会因为行为符合受话人的意愿,表达的是真实礼貌。     

现代符号学理论对中国语言研究的影响

现代符号学理论对中国语言研究具有十分重要的影响。对它的引介、阐释和研究 ,使汉语语言研究领域形成了若干研究思想和流派。本文从语言本体研究及相关诸学科如语法学、语义学、语用学、翻译学、文字学等方面对这种影响及其发展轨迹做了考察和论述。     

翻译中的语用等值

语用等值翻译即译者力求译文接近或等于原文的效果,既要注意具有明显民族文化特征的词语的翻译,也要注重对"言外之义"的理解与传达。     

创建语篇分析语用模式的必要性及其哲学基础

文章探讨了语篇分析和语用学这两个语言学分相学科的关系,说明两者结合的可能性。创建语篇分析语用模式,不仅有利于语篇分析体系的完善,而且有助于语用学学科的成熟发展。文章从语篇的交际活动性质、认知活动性质以及语篇活动性质出发,阐述了创建语篇分析语用模式的哲学基础。     

隐喻语言理解的语用和心理语言学阐释

语言学家对隐喻语言的理解有不同的解释。语用学家认为 ,隐喻语言违反了话语交际准则 ,对隐喻语言的理解包含对语用含意的一系列推导 ,其理解是间接的。心理语言学家认为 ,隐喻是人们对日常知识和经验概念化的一种手段 ,反映了人们较为普遍的思维和认知方式 ,对隐喻语言理解并不需要特殊的认知过程。从多学科、多角度对隐喻语言进行研究讨论 ,将使我们对隐喻语言理解获得更深更全面的认识     

人称指示在汉语、英语中的语用对比分析

本文通过对英语、汉语中的人称指示语在语用上的差异特征进行了对比分析,揭示了指示语在语用上的复杂性。