On the Pragmatic Types and Generation Mechanism of the Construction"call you X,then X"
"When you're called X,you're called X"construction,is the speaker's enhancement of the degree of events through modality.By negating the listener,the speaker's subjective will is highlighted,which has a warning meaning to a certain ex-tent.Used in both the existing and potential context.The construction highlights the modality and has the pragmatic functions of com-mand warning and appreciation of being angry.The formation of construction experienced a process from loose to solidified.
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