论语篇宏观结构的功能

On the Functions of Textual Macrostructures

宏观结构(macrostructure)是语篇高层次上的语义结构,发挥着组织复杂信息、归纳复杂信息、控制语篇生成和评价语篇四项功能。宏观结构是鉴别语篇和非语篇的标准,只有具备了宏观结构的句列才能称其为语篇。微观信息通过宏观结构组织起来,构成一个完整连贯的语篇,同时宏观结构也是对微观信息进行归纳认知的结果,在整个归纳和组织信息的过程中又受到语篇宏观结构的掌控。

Macrostructures are higher-level semantic structures that organize the complex （micro）-information, reduce the complex （micro）-information, control the text production and assess the textuality. Whether a text entails a macrostructure is a standard to judge its textuality. Micro-information is organized through macrostructures and forms a complete coherent text, which is also resulted from the cognitive reduction of complex information. And the whole process of organization and reduction is controlled by the macrostructures.