维吾尔语“是非反问句”句式构造及语调分析

SentenceStructure and Intonation Analysis of Yes/No Rhetorical Questions in Uyghur

维吾尔语是非问构成反问句,可通过是非问句的窄焦点化来实现。通过"焦点标记""成份移位""焦点重音""否定式"等形式实现的窄焦点句,发话者对窄焦点内容已有预设,对窄焦点句的提问倾向于求证或者质疑,当具有比较强烈的质疑语气时,窄焦点的是非问句很容易转换为无疑而问的反问句式。语调在"是非反问句"的表达中发挥重要作用,句末边界调上的强质疑语调和句中窄焦点上的重音基频凸显是维吾尔语"是非反问句"的主要语调特征。

Yes/No questions could express rhetorical mood in Uyghur, which can be realized by narrow focus. In the sentences with narrow focus such as "focus mark", "element shift","focus accent" and "negative form", the content of narrow focus has been presupposed, so it tend to be verified mood or questioned mood. In further,if there is a strong questioning mood, a Yes/No question sentence is easy to be converted into a rhetorical question. Intonation plays an important role in the expression of Yes/No rhetorical sentences. The main intonation features are the strong interrogative mood at the boundary tone and the pitch accent prominent at the narrow focus.