语用预设在新闻发言人应答话语中的功能探析——以外交部新闻发布会话语为例

The Function Study on Pragmatic Presupposition in Spokesman's Speech——Taking Speeches in Press Conference of China's Foreign Affairs Ministry as Examples

从语言学的视角出发,基于预设理论,对语用预设在新闻发言人应答话语生成中的基本功能进行了分析探讨。其功能主要表现为:信息压缩、"额外"观念信息的裹带、言内意外等。对于新闻发言人来说,善用预设不失为会话过程中一种行之有效的语用策略或交际技巧。

Based on the presupposition theory, the basic functions of pragmatic presupposition in the spokesman＇s speech in the press conference are analyzed and discussed. The functions are shown as information compression, the pied-piping of ＂extra＂ information and the expression of illocutionary meaning. For the spokesman, the use of presupposition is an effective pragmatic strategy or communication skill.