摘要
随着模糊集合论的问世,语言交际中的模糊限制语日益受到语言学研究者的关注,并呈现多样化研究视角。然而,国内部分学者似乎只注意其"模糊化"功能,而忽视其"去模糊化"的作用。本文基于自建语料库,试图通过探讨模糊限制语本体属性和语用功能来还原其被忽视的特征。研究发现:(1)模糊限制语具有"层级定位"的本体属性,是对模糊语进行修饰、加工的一种元语言;(2)模糊限制语使说话人得以协调、强化和体现自己的元语用意识,使交际双方在更高层次上实现合作;(3)模糊限制语表明说话人在特定场合的认知与判断能力,更真实、准确地反映客观世界;(4)模糊限制语缺失或使用不当会导致语用失误。
With the advent of fuzzy-set theory,linguistic researchers have shown a considerable interest in hedges in verbal communication,and have delved into this phenomenon from diversified perspectives.However,some researchers in China are so concerned with the fuzzification of hedges as to neglect the de-fuzzification of the latter.Based on an analysis of the data on hedge studies,this article attempts to explore the underlying causes of the neglect and restore the true picture of hedges.It argued that(1) hedges,as a type of meta-language,are used to modify and process fuzzy language;(2) hedges are the linguistic manifestations of the speakers' meta-pragmatic awareness,contributing to the efficiency of communication between speaker and hearer on a higher level;(3) hedges are intentionally employed to approximate the objective world,with a view to representing preciseness and truthfulness to the highest degree;(4) pragmatic failures result from the absence or inappropriate use of hedges in communication.
出处
《当代外语研究》
2012年第7期29-32,37,共5页
Contemporary Foreign Language Studies
基金
广东省高等学校珠江学者岗位计划资助项目(编号122-GK120002)的阶段性成果
