论Of Course的言外之力

On the Illocutionary Force of Of Course

传统的意义研究方法是从句法或逻辑—语义的角度去理解语言 ,解决的是语面意义 ,但这与人们在言语交际中所要表示的真实意义 (意图 )并不完全等值 ,后者往往会超出语言形式所表达的语面意义。本文以“言语行为”理论和“间接言语行为”理论为依据 ,结合相应的语境 ,对超出ofcourse语面意义的意义 (言外之力 )进行了考察 ,认为仅仅从语义层面上去把握话语的意义是难以捕捉到真实的交际信息 ,而缺少对ofcourse之类含有丰富内涵词语从语用意义和语用作用方面所应有的了解 ,势必会影响言语交际的顺利进行。

Traditionally, study of language meaning has been conducted in syntax or logic-semantic field, with the focus on its surface meaning; however, the surface meaning is not equal to the real meaning, more exactly, the real intention expressed by people in their language interaction because the real intention usually goes beyond the meaning spotted just from the language form. The present paper, based on the two theories of “Speech Act Theory ” and “Indirect Speech Act Theory ”, with full consideration given to context, makes an exploration into various meaning or illocutionary force that go beyond the surface meaning of Of Course. Thus, it points out that lack of thorough study of the pragmatic meanings and pragmatic function of the words like Of Course, rich in connotations, surely affects the smooth language interaction.