元话语对语篇制约作用的认知阐释

Cognitive Interpretation of the Role of Discourse Constraints by Metadiscourse

元话语是语篇中组织话语、吸引读者注意力和表明作者意图的表达。通过对比分析法律语篇和新闻语篇中的元话语,发现其使用规律和语用功能有差异。新闻和法律语篇中元话语的选用是语言结构与语境因素相互顺应的结果。作者为了达到各自不同的交际目的,在选择语言时对多种因素做出顺应关联,通过多种因素实现对语篇的制约。

The selection of metadiscourse in news and legal text is the result of mutual adaptation between language structure and contextual factors. In order to achieve different communicative purpose, the author makes Adaptation - Relevance with a variety of fac- tors in the choice of language and achieves constraims, to text by a variety of factors.