《一个目击者的故事》修辞结构关系分析

An Analysis of the Rhetorical Structure of“The Story of an Eyewitness”

修辞结构理论从结构修辞角度研究语篇结构,它通过描写语言形式的深层结构关系揭示语篇的结构、功能和效果。通过观察修辞结构关系的种类和分布情况,可以了解语篇的主题、写作特点和连贯性等信息。文章描写杰克·伦敦的通讯《一个目击者的故事》中出现的修辞结构关系,使用RSTTool345描述各种关系的分布情况,进而分析其功能。

Rhetorical structure theory studies discourse structure from the perspective of structural rhetoric.It reveals the structure,function and effect of discourse by describing the deep structural relationship of language forms.By observing the types and distribution of rhetorical structure relations,we can understand the theme,writing characteristics and coherence of the text.This paper describes the rhetorical structure relations in Jack London’s communication“The Story of an Eyewitness”.RSTTool 345 is used to describe the distribution of various relations and analyze their functions.