政治话语中的模棱两可:来自约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世演讲的证据

Ghaleb Rabab’ah, Ronza Abu Rumman
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摘要本文报告了一项研究的结果,该研究旨在识别约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世演讲中充当模糊限制语的语言项目,并研究这些设备的语用功能。本文采用Salager-Meyer(1994)分类法,从阿卜杜拉国王官方网站(见附录)中随机抽取25篇阿卜杜拉二世国王的政治演讲。研究发现,阿卜杜拉国王演讲中使用频率最高的限界语是情态助语,使用频率最高的限界语子类别是情态助语“can”。研究结果表明,这些套期保值手段具有多种语用功能。这些发现有助于理解说第二语言(阿卜杜拉二世国王的情况是阿拉伯语)既不影响对冲工具的类型,也不影响这些工具的功能。此外,与科学语篇(如医学语篇)相反,该研究得出结论,政治语篇作为一种非科学类型,采用模棱两可的手段来表达间接、礼貌、缺乏承诺和概率。
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Hedging in Political Discourse: Evidence from the Speeches of King Abdullah II of Jordan
Abstract This paper reports on the findings of a study that aimed to identify the linguistic items which act as hedges in the speeches of King Abdullah II of Jordan, as well as to examine the pragmatic functions of these devices. Twenty-five political speeches of King Abdullah II, randomly selected from the official website of King Abdullah (see Appendix), were analyzed adopting Salager-Meyer’s (1994) taxonomy. The study revealed that the most frequently used hedging device in King Abdullah’s speech is modal auxiliaries, and the most frequently used hedging device subcategory is the modal auxiliary “can”. The findings suggest that these hedging devices fulfil several pragmatic functions. These findings contribute to understanding that speaking a second language (Arabic, in the case of King Abdullah II) neither affects the types of hedging devices nor the functions these devices perform. Moreover, contrary to scientific discourse (e.g., medicine), the research concludes that political discourse as a non-scientific genre resorts to hedging devices to express indirectness, politeness, lack of commitment and probability.
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