Discourse Markers and the Construction of Simulated Dialogue Contexts
This paper attempts to analyze the phenomenon of simulated dialogue in monologue and written narrative texts,as well as the correlation between the formation of discourse markers and the construction of simulated dialogue contexts.Many previous studies have discussed the dialogic features of monologue and narrative texts from broad or narrow perspectives.The"simulated dialogue"mentioned in this paper refers to the creation of a scenario resembling the interaction between two parties engaged in conversation through certain linguistic forms,thereby breaking the one-sided dominance of discourse expression in monologue or written narrative texts.The paper argues that the most direct way to create a simulated dialogue context is to incorporate questions or responses into monologue or narrative texts,forming a question-and-answer pair with the original narrative.The questions introduced into the simulated dialogue contexts are often pseudo-questions for which the questioner already has an answer,and sometimes the interrogative function of the questions is greatly weakened,turning them into discourse markers.In a simulated dialogue context,responses can be affirmative or negative,but affirmative responses are more versatile,consistent with the tendency in everyday conversation that speakers use fewer direct negations based on politeness principles.In general,monologue or written narrative texts are typically one-way statements by the narrator,with information advancing layer by layer in a linear fashion.In contrast,in dialogue,the later speaker often needs to respond to previous information before providing new information and initiating a new topic,resulting in a certain degree of repetition and circuitousness in the information structure.The inclusion of responses can,to a certain extent,alter the information organization of the text,resulting in the adjustment of its information structure and the formation of a pattern that is closer to the conversational model.There are mainly three types:1)introduction-response-commentary,2)introduction-response-supplementary information to continue the topic,and 3)introduction-response-correction.Shen(2019)points out that"language is rooted in dialogue".The construction of a"simulated dialogue context"is essentially an expression of"the dialogic nature of language".At the same time,the simulated dialogue context also influences the formation of interrogative and responsive discourse markers.Specifically,the construction of a simulated dialogue context provides an opportunity for questions and responses to enter monologue or written narrative texts.After having entered the text,questions and responses change from the common position at the beginning of a turn to the position between the previous and following discourse,which provides conditions for their transformation into discourse markers.
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