摘要
To have a better understanding of surprise makers in linguistic Research Articles(RAs),this research selects 85 articles published in Applied Linguistics,analyzes 93 adjective surprise markers according to surprise frame,and explores readers’understanding of surprise markers in terms of the Immersed Experiencer Frame(IEF).The results show that,the Experiencers are activated at the lexical level and 78.49%Experiencers of them are implied,which encourages readers better immersed in the surprise motion.At the clause level,96.77%Triggers are new information,which attracts readers’attention to the information obtained in the present study in the process of Construal.Besides,the Degrees(90.32%are neutral),the Explanations(75.27%are unidentified),and the Resolutions(41.94%do not exist)are also construed at the clause level,which allows readers to make little effort to interpret surprise.In the process of Integration,readers proceed to the Resolutions by new information(34.41%),prior knowledge(20.43%),and speculation(3.23%)at the discourse level.It seems that the surprise markers are mainly used by authors as a means to attract readers and to promote their research.This research validates surprise frame as well as sheds light on emotion words using and comprehending in RAs.
