This article investigates the pragmatics of a recently emerged Chinese vocative,namely Jiemei in sentence-initial positions.I attempt to explore how and why such a vocative is widely employed by a female interlocutor ...This article investigates the pragmatics of a recently emerged Chinese vocative,namely Jiemei in sentence-initial positions.I attempt to explore how and why such a vocative is widely employed by a female interlocutor to address another female in China.Through the analysis of the examples attained using BCC,a Chinese corpus containing conversations from a wide range of genres,this study suggests a various relational acts performed by Jiemei and its pragmatic functions.展开更多
This study explores the variations in address forms within the Tinghu dialect of Yancheng city.The findings reveal that the ways individuals address one another in this region deviate from the established principles o...This study explores the variations in address forms within the Tinghu dialect of Yancheng city.The findings reveal that the ways individuals address one another in this region deviate from the established principles of tone sandhi theory.In Chinese phonology,it is generally assumed that individual characters serve as fundamental forms based on their standard pronunciations,with real-time pronunciations adapting to phonetic conditions.However,the study of address forms has not traditionally been integrated into this framework.Observations indicate that a wide range of addressing methods is employed in social interactions,reflecting the complexity of regional cultural traits and social dynamics.This research highlights the distinctive features of address forms in the Tinghu dialect,particularly in terms of tone sandhi,vocative expressions,and indirect address.By examining these unique characteristics,the study enhances our understanding of the principles governing tonal changes in Chinese.Furthermore,it offers valuable insights into the preservation and inheritance of regional dialects.展开更多
文摘This article investigates the pragmatics of a recently emerged Chinese vocative,namely Jiemei in sentence-initial positions.I attempt to explore how and why such a vocative is widely employed by a female interlocutor to address another female in China.Through the analysis of the examples attained using BCC,a Chinese corpus containing conversations from a wide range of genres,this study suggests a various relational acts performed by Jiemei and its pragmatic functions.
文摘This study explores the variations in address forms within the Tinghu dialect of Yancheng city.The findings reveal that the ways individuals address one another in this region deviate from the established principles of tone sandhi theory.In Chinese phonology,it is generally assumed that individual characters serve as fundamental forms based on their standard pronunciations,with real-time pronunciations adapting to phonetic conditions.However,the study of address forms has not traditionally been integrated into this framework.Observations indicate that a wide range of addressing methods is employed in social interactions,reflecting the complexity of regional cultural traits and social dynamics.This research highlights the distinctive features of address forms in the Tinghu dialect,particularly in terms of tone sandhi,vocative expressions,and indirect address.By examining these unique characteristics,the study enhances our understanding of the principles governing tonal changes in Chinese.Furthermore,it offers valuable insights into the preservation and inheritance of regional dialects.
