A Study on the Dialectal Response"Hai Shi De"in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region
Based on Theory of Event Information Types,the respondent"Hai Shi De"used in the spo-ken language of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is studied.On the one hand,according to the context and the difference in information between the listener and the speaker,it is clarified that"Hai Shi De"has three discourse functions,namely,"circumlocution","sarcastic euphemism"and"low-position confirmation".On the other hand,it illustrates the usage characteristics of"Hai Shi De"in terms of rhyme and turn con-struction,aiming at enriching the study of"Hai Shi De"in the dialect.
"Hai Shi De"dialectTheory of Event Information Typesdiscourse functions