“连NP都VP”句式的韵律焦点分析

An Analysis of Prosodic Focus on “Lian NP Dou VP” Sentence Pattern

本文针对“连NP都VP”这一“连”字句的焦点问题,运用韵律格局的思想,从音高、音长、音强等方面考察焦点分布模式,探索语法在语音中的对应表现方式。实验数据表明:“连”字句中“连”字参与焦点表现,而“都”字不参与焦点表现。“连”字句的焦点在NP,具体表现为调域大幅扩展,音长显著加长,音强显著增强,成为全句的焦点重音。焦点后由于“都”的作用,句末成分音高调域被大幅压缩,音长有所缩短,音强显著减小。韵律三要素在焦点位置和焦点后位置的表现不同,焦点位置韵律三要素表现一致,共同凸显;焦点后位置音高和音强表现较为一致,音长的独立性较强。

This paper explored the prosodic focus of lian-construction,of which the structural form is“lian NP dow VP”.Based on the concept of prosodic pattern,we investigated on pitch,duration and intensity,to explore the corresponding expression of the syntax in phonetics.The results showed that“lian”in lian-construction participates in focus performance but“dow”does not.The NP is the focus of lian-construction,as a specific performance of greatly expanding pitch,significantly extending in duration,markedly enhancing in intensity,made it get the stressed accent.As a result of“dow”after the focus,the end of the sentence constituents show greatly compressing in pitch,shortening in duration and dramatically reducing in intensity.The three elements o f prosodic are different on focus position and after focus position.On focus position,three elements all highlight with common performance.After focus position,pitch and intensity performance consistently while duration is more independent.