元话语与语篇互动

Metadicourse and Textual Interaction

文章从连贯、修辞、对话和评价方面探讨元话语和语篇互动之间的关系,指出元话语运用是语篇互动的表现,是一种有效的修辞策略。元话语表示作者在所展开的语篇中定位自己和读者,并在特定的语境中构建具有说服力和连贯的语篇。在语篇中作者控制互动关系的表达方式对于修辞效果十分重要。语篇的互动表明语篇由作者与读者或受众共同构建,元话语是体现这种互动的最明显的标记,体现语篇交际的主体间性,动态性和对话性。元话语既是显性也是隐性的评价手段,但本身没有正面和负面评价之分,通常与基本话语的评价共同作用,产生赋值评价意义,并对评价具有调控作用。揭示元话语和语篇互动关系对于二语写作教学具有指导作用。

Metadiscourse is seen as a major feature of textual interaction.Metadiscourse contributes to creating coherent discourse,achieving some rhetorical goal,expressing different positions and evaluation and engaging readers.The present paper discusses the relationship between metadiscourse and textual interaction in terms of coherence,rhetoric,dialogue and evaluation.It is pointed out that metadicourse embodies interaction and is a effective rhetorical strategy.