新闻语篇的人际意义连贯

论文摘要

自从《英语的衔接》一书出版以来,连贯便成为语篇分析研究的焦点问题。在过去的三十年里,许多语言学家试图从不同的角度对语篇连贯进行阐释。然而,目前仍没有建立一个完整的连贯理论,也没有一个可操作的分析框架。作为系统功能语言学的奠基人,韩礼德认为衔接是实现连贯的必要途径,而且语篇连贯在语篇内部受衔接的影响,同时在情景语境上受到语域因素的制约。遵从韩礼德的连贯理论和三大元功能的划分,我们将语篇连贯分为概念连贯和人际连贯。尽管目前对人际意义的研究发展迅速,但是人际意义连贯却一直没有的到足够的重视。Martin(2008)认为新闻语篇最具人际意义特征,因此本文通过选取CNN网络新闻语篇作为语料,通过描述性的分析方法,试图拓宽语篇分析的研究领域,建立一个相对完善的新闻语篇人际意义分析框架。本文认为,新闻语篇的人际意义连贯包括两个方面：人际意义衔接和语域一致尤其是语旨一致和语式一致。其中,人际意义的衔接机制不但可以从语气和情态系统进行考察,还包含表达态度和引入其他声音进入语篇的评价衔接。而语旨等的一致主要通过交际者的角色定位和作者读者的知识预设来体现,其中,作者在某些新闻语篇中的叙述者角色尤为突显。

论文目录

• 中文摘要
• Abstract
• List of Figures and Tables
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Background
• 1.2 Research Purpose
• 1.3 Research Methodology
• 1.4 General Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Previous Studies on Coherence
• 2.1 Cohesion and Coherence
• 2.1.1 Cohesion as a relevant component for coherence
• 2.1.2 Cohesion as an entirely separate part of coherence
• 2.1.3 Cohesion as a means for coherence
• 2.2 Theories of Previous Coherence Studies
• 2.2.1 Van Dijk and Kintch's macrostructure theory
• 2.2.2 Widdowson's pragmatic interpretation on coherence
• 2.2.3 Brown and Yule's cognitive frame theory
• 2.2.4 Danes and Fries' thematic progression theory
• 2.2.5 De Beaugrande and Dressler's textuality model
• 2.2.6 Halliday and Hasan's register and cohesion theory
• 2.3 Summary
• Chapter 3 Interpersonal Coherence in Discourse
• 3.1 Theoretical Foundations of Interpersonal Coherence Model
• 3.1.1 Halliday's Mood and modality system
• 3.1.2 Hu Zhuanlin's muliti-division of cohesion and coherence
• 3.1.3 Martin's Appraisal system
• 3.1.4 The developed theory of interpersonal coherence by Zhang Delu and other scholars
• 3.1.5 Systemic-functional interpretation of register coherence
• 3.2 The Model of Interpersonal Coherence
• 3.2.1 Ideational coherence and interpersonal coherence
• 3.2.2 The framework of interpersonal coherence in journalistic discourse
• 3.3 Summary
• Chapter 4 The Interpersonal Coherence of Journalistic Discourse
• 4.1 The Interpersonal Cohesive Devices
• 4.1.1 Clause as communication: Mood Cohesion
• 4.1.1.1 Adjacency pairs
• 4.1.1.2 Parallels of Mood
• 4.1.1.3 Subject chain
• 4.1.1.4 Time progression
• 4.1.2 Modality cohesion
• 4.1.2.1 Modal verbs functioning as cohesive devices
• 4.1.2.2 Modal adjuncts functioning as cohesive devices
• 4.1.2.3 Modal cohesive chain
• 4.1.3 Appraisal cohesion
• 4.1.3.1 Heteroglossia in the role of coherence
• 4.1.3.2 Attitudinal repetition and contrast in a cohesive discourse
• 4.2 Register consistency and interpersonal coherence
• 4.2.1 Tenor consistency in journalistic discourse
• 4.2.1.1 Communicative roles and interpersonal coherence
• 4.2.1.2 Knowledge or value presupposition and interpersonal coherence
• 4.2.2 Mode consistency in journalistic discourse
• 4.3 Summary
• Chapter 5 Conclusions
• 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study
• 5.2 Major Contributions of the Present Study
• 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study
• 5.4 Suggestions for Future Study
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements