运用语用预设理论分析《四签名》中的逻辑推理

An Analysis of the Logic Reasoning in The Sign of Four with the Theory of Pragmatic Presupposition

尝试运用语用预设理论,从指称预设、语境预设、背景预设、交际对象预设四个方面,通过小说中的具体人物对话,分析柯南·道尔《四签名》严密的逻辑推理手法,从而更好地理解该作品的精髓所在。

The Sign of Four is one of the most outstanding novellas of the famous detective novelist Conan Doyle. Based on the specific conversations in The Sign of Four, this paper tries to use the pragmatic theory of presupposition to analyze the novel＇ s strict logic reasoning from four aspects - designative presupposition, context presupposition, background presupposition and addressee presup- position, so as to better understand the essence of the novel.