A Discourse-based Study of the Topics in the Ba-construction
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摘要: “把”字句是汉语语法界的传统课题之一。近年来,人们除了继续发掘其语法及语义特征以外,开始逐渐关注其在语篇中的作用。本文试图利用Givón[1]提出的测量话题延续性的一套方法来调查研究“把”字句中的话题在语篇中的延续情况。通过定量分析,研究发现:“把”字句的主语最可能成为语篇中的重要话题,而“把”后宾语不及主语活跃,是语篇中一个较为次要的话题;“把”后宾语一般是有定的成分,当它为无定时,它成为语篇话题的可能性较小;虽然“把”字句宾语后面的成分也可以为语篇提供话题,但是它一般不是语篇中的重要话题。Abstract: The Ba-construction is one of the most discussed topics in Chinese linguistics. In recent years, apart from its grammatical and semantic features, its textual function is getting more and more attention. This paper, by applying a set of measurements of topic continuity proposed by Givón (1983), tries to make clear how the topics of the Ba-construction behave in discourse. Through quantitative analysis, the following findings are made:the subject of the Ba-construction is most likely to become an important topic in discourse, whereas the object of Ba, being less active in discourse, is normally a secondary one; the object of Ba tends to be definite, and it is less likely to function as topic when it is indefinite; other nominal elements after the object in the Ba-construction are barely important as topic in discourse, although they could also function as one in some cases.
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Key words:
- the Ba-construction /
- textual function /
- topic /
- continuity
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