口语语篇中的首启语及其语用功能

The Study of "Headers" and Its Pragmatic Function in Spoken Discourse

本研究以口语语篇中的首启语为研究对象,结合实例对其概念的产生进行了回顾,认为口语语篇研究要创立自己的术语体系,书面语研究中的术语名称难以适应新形势。文章还结合口语语料就首启语的句法类型、语用功能进行了分析,并指出了研究的现实意义。

This study focuses on the phenomenon of headers in spoken discourse and indicates that the traditional terminology which applies to written discourse can hardly keep with the time and changes have to be made for the new situation. The present article makes a survey on the formation of the term "headers". At the same time,based on the spoken corpus,the article mainly deals with types of headers in syntax and its pragmatic function in discourse. It also points out the significance of the study of headers in spoken discourse.