The Pragmatic Function,Formation Mechanism and Motivation of the Assertive Evaluation Construction"X is Qingfen,not X is Benfen"
The"X"in the assertion evaluation construction"X is qingfen(情分),not X is benfen(本分)"has[+descriptive][+semantic integrity]characteristics.The construction refers to the emotional attitude and views of the speaker towards the described object,with strong subjective assertions and evaluation tendencies.Syntactically,it can be located at the beginning,middle,and end of a turn.At the beginning of the turn,it has the function of explaining the cause;at the middle of the turn,it has the function of discourse cohesion;at the end of the turn,it has the function of summarization.Finally,the article explores the mechanisms and motives behind the formation of the construction.
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