武汉方言的“慢点”

"mandian" in Wuhan Dialect

武汉方言里常常听见人们说的"慢点"除了和它在普通话里一样能做形容词外,还有其他的意义和功能。从语法意义上来看,"慢点"在复句中做关系连词,有假设和假转两种情况;从语用价值上来看,"慢点"句强调了结果,有一种"未雨绸缪"的感情色彩,同时它也能精简语言,产生特殊的表达效果。

Besides the same meaning and function as in Mandarin, the word 'mandian' has some special meanings and functions in Wuhan dialect. From grammar sense, as a conjunction in complex sentence, there is a function of 'mandian' in wuhan dialect ,Which can make the relationship between the two parts of the complex sentence to be assumptions and a kind of 'meaning shift'. From pragmatic side, 'mandian' in sentence can emphasize the result of the complex sentence. At the same time it can also streamline the language, to express a special effect.