表假设的“吧”与“的话”

On the "Ba" and "Dehua" Expressing Tentative Modality

"的话"的语法功能是表示假设语气,"吧"也可以表示假设语气,这两个语气词都出现在偏正复句中表示假设条件的"偏"分句末尾。有时可以互换使用,但有时却不可以。"吧"对出现的语境要求严格,表示从两项或多项条件中做出选择,而这种选择是说话人或假设条件分句中的谓语动词的施事可以有意识地控制并有能力选择的。而"的话"常与表示假设的词语搭配共现。

In contemporary Chinese, both ＂dehuct＂ and ＂ba＂ can be used at the end of a protasis （ie. a conditional clause） to express tentative modality. And in some cases they can be replaced each other but on other occasions they can＇t. ＂Ba＂ appears in the conditional clauses that express the subject＇s volitional choices, while ＂dehua＂ often co-occurs with conjunctions such as ＂ruguo＂（如果） ,＂ wanyi＂（万一）, etc.