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On The Non-doubt Function Of Modern Interrogative Sentence

Posted on:2013-07-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330374955133Subject:Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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Non-doubt function interrogative sentence, in this study, refers to those sentences in theinterrogative form without providing new information." it is characterized as one of thefollowing features: providing shared or new information" and "rhetorical" and formulaequestions non-doubt function interrogative sentences with its formal end as tone word "ma,"ba" express the affirmative or negative attitude to the contained proposition. Sentences ofthis kind express the euphemistic affirmative attitude with ‘hao’ added to precede modalparticle "ma","ba"; and they express focusing function with ‘shi’ used to modify ‘ma’‘.Non-doubt function interrogative constitutes an imperative attitude with bare noun plus "ne".A word or phrase added after rising interrogative sentence tone implies reminding or surprise.Statement sentence added at the end the "V/A, not V-/A ’can demonstrate the affirmation ofthe previous proposition. non-doubt function interrogative sentences of this kind, consideringthe tense, focus on the present time to emphasize the "yes" side, with a press, imperativefunction."No" can collocate with "hear""see," pay attention "express the similar emphasis ona positive meaning,. Sometimes" meiyou "can also be abbreviated as" mei ".The shift of stress is a marker in the process of transformation of the InterrogativeSentences functions to non-doubt function Interrogative sentencewhen ‘shi bu shi’ ends the sentence, the sentence has a non-interrogative function. WhenAsking a question, an obvious violation of the logical common sense is not to provide newmessage, but to express illocutionary meaning. Some doubt function interrogative sentences,in context, will change into non-doubt function interrogative functionsFunctionally, non-doubt function interrogative can express the petition, includingaffirmative denial and affective function, reflecting subjective feelings. Non-doubt functionalinterrogative concerns communicative function, including greeting, joking, the imperative andthe request, realization speech acts. Non-doubt functional interrogative can also realizediscourse function, including shifting subject, attention, tips and transition, to ensure thesuccess of communication.The speaker’s role in society, including age, identity, status, and intimacy can affect theirchoice of the interrogative function. The communicative purpose affect the choice of style ofdiscourse. Context curing can induce changes in the interrogative function. Means ofcommunication will generate the formation of non-doubt function.
Keywords/Search Tags:interrogative sentence, non-interrogative function, the formation mechanism
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