女性语言的责任型情态的人际意义研究——以美剧《丑女贝蒂》的女性语言为例

A Study on Interpersonal Meanings of Deontic Modality in Female Language in Ugly Betty

以功能语言学为视角,分析女性语言中责任型情态人际意义的实现。在女性语言中,责任型情态的人际意义主要通过"语调"、"话语多声"来实现,其中表示可能性的责任型情态则更多用疑问句来实现其人际意义。此外,文章还分析探讨了这些实现方式的心理原因,如女性的谦卑心理;历史原因,如西方女性运动前女性低微的社会地位等等。正是这些原因,导致女性语言中责任型情态人际意义的实现方式的不同。

This paper has made an analysis of the realization of the interpersonal meanings of deontic modality in female language from the perspective of functional linguistics.We have found that the interpersonal meanings of deontic modality in female language are realized through ＂intonation＂ and polyphony,among which the interpersonal meanings of the deontic modality expressing possibility are realized through interrogative sentences.Besides,this paper has also analyzed the psychological reasons causing these phenomena,such as the female humble state of mind as well as historical reasons,such as the inferior female social status before female movement in western countries.It is these reasons that have caused the different realization of the interpersonal meanings of deontic modality in female language.