“X才是硬道理”结构的表意机制及其使用情况探析

The Expressing Function of the Structure " X is the Cardinal Principle" and Its Usage

自邓小平提出"发展才是硬道理"这一经典论断后,对该句子的仿用很多,出现了众多的"X才是硬道理"。作为一个强调句型,其主语部分是言说者主观的正向价值判断,出于表达简洁性的需要,并因为有具体语境的提示,其呈现的主语往往是实际主语的省略表达,需要借助于具体的语境才能对此类句子进行正确的解读。

There have been a lot of copy-cat style imitations of the similar structure after Deng Xiao-ping put forward the famous saying that ＂Development is the cardinal principle＂. There are various cases of ＂X is the cardinal principle＂. As an emphasis sentence pattern, the subject becomes the speaker＇s subjective and positive value judgment. To fulfill the terseness of expression and because of the implication of the concrete context, its subject part is usually the omission of the actual subject. Thus, it is necessary to use the context to understand such kind of sentences correctly.