美国总统大选辩论中预设触发语的研究

• 作 者: 王涵
• 机 构: 哈尔滨工程大学,
• 出 处: 大学英语(学术版)
• 发表日期: 2013年01期
• 关键词: 美国总统大选 语用预设 presupposition 电视辩论 总统候选人 副词短语 哲学家罗素 比较结构 中起 何兆熊

预设触发语(presupposition trigger)作为语用预设的组成部分,在交际中起至关重要的作用。本文以美国2012年总统大选的第二场电视辩论为语料,并使用定量与定性相结合的方法分别对语料进行数据统计﹑数据分析以及数据比较,意在分辨出辩论双方运用预设触发语的种类以及他们所使用的预设触发语的异同。通过研究,可以看出辩论双方巧妙地运用预设触发语的相关理论,宣扬政纲、攻击对手、自我辩护、说服选民并获得选民的支持,为最终在大选中胜出打下了基础。

Presupposition trigger, as a part of pragmatic presupposition, plays a crucial role in communication. This dissertation uses the second TV debate in the 2012 US presidential election as the corpus and uses the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to conduct data statistics, data analysis and data comparison of the corpus, respectively. The purpose of this dissertation is to distinguish between the two parties using the default trigger language The types and the default triggers they use. Through the research, we can see that the two sides of the debate cleverly apply the theory of the presuppositions to promote the platform, attack the opponents, defend themselves, persuade the voters and gain the support of voters, which laid the foundation for the eventual victory in the general election.