论英语语篇中的衔接及其隐含性

On Cohesion and Implicity in English Discourse

一般来说,一个语义连贯的语篇既有显性衔接又有隐性衔接。显性衔接是语篇的有形网络,体现在语篇的表层结构上,它包括照应、替代、省略、连接词和词汇衔接,是语篇衔接的主要手段。隐性衔接是语篇的无形网络,主要是借助蕴涵在语篇显性表述之内的含义来实现的。隐性衔接也是实现语篇连贯不可缺少的。隐性衔接的语篇无形式标记,句与句之间的语义关系含而不露,隐晦曲折。此外,语篇衔接隐含性的研究可以帮助读者地把握语篇发展的脉络,因而能从英语语篇解读的方面给大学英语教学以启示。

Generally speaking, the discourse with semantic coherence includes visible and invisible cohesion. The former is a tangible network, which finds expressions in the surface structure of discourse, including reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions. It is a main means of discourse coherence. The latter is a intangible network, establishing coherent relationships via meanings beyond the former. The invisible cohesion is indispensable in discourse, the study of which will help readers grasp the texture of discourse development and offer guide to college English teaching.