“至于”反问句考察

A Study on the Rhetorical Question Marked by “zhiyu”

"至于"反问句的基本含义是"本不该如此"。状况、事态同反问发话人主观认识之间的矛盾性为"至于"反问表达提供了语义保障。"至于"反问句的生成涉及一系列语义、语用条件,其关键在于内部致使性因果关系被反问发话人加以主观消解,因为这种关系超出了其预期判断。"至于"反问句是一种"取效性"言语行为,其功能表达主要表现为:否定意义的强调、知域言域的交融、意外情态的凸显。

The basic meaning of the rhetorical question marked by zhiyu （至于） is ＂should not be＂. The contradiction that exists between the situation or state and the subjective view of the speaker semantically underlies the expression of this rhetorical question. The generation of this rhetorical question also involves a series of semantic and pragmatic conditions. The key factor is the subjective elimination of the inner causative causality by the speaker, because this relationship is beyond his anticipative judgment. As a speech act, the zhiyu rhetorical question is a perlocutionary act. Its function is demonstrated by the emphasis of the negative sense, mergence of cognition and utterance, and prominence of surprising modality.