摘要
本文回顾了Firth的有关论述,以探讨语篇语义学的基础。首先,Firth特别重视语义研究。在他看来,普通语言学的最终目标是描写意义。语音、词汇、句法等各个语言层面的研究都是为研究语义服务的,都是语义研究的一部分。其次,他认为语义研究不能脱离情景语境。同样一个词、一句话,用在不同的场合就会有不同的意义,所以研究语义必须同时研究情景语境。第三,在深入研究情景语境的过程中,他逐渐意识到篇章是情景语境中的焦点成分,因此开始强调对篇章的研究。
This paper traces the foundational ideas of discourse semantics back to John Rupert Firth. Finding a permanent scholarly interest in the study of meaning, Firth shared Wittgenstein’s view that the meaning of words lies in their use. He developed the notion of 'context of situation' by drawing from Malinowski. And he assigned a position of great importance to the study of discourse in his theory of language, arguing that 'the actual language text duly recorded [should be] in the focus of attention'.
出处
《外国语言文学》
2008年第1期1-8,共8页
Foreign Language and Literature Studies
