Towards a Systemic Functional Framework for Vocative Exchange Patterns in Mandarin Chinese
Previous studies have paid little attention to vocative exchange and its interpersonal power in Chinese,lacking an analytical framework that encompasses the interstratal realisation among wording,meaning and situation.This paper aims to address this gap by proposing an interpersonal framework for vocative exchange patterns in Mandarin Chinese,based on the interstratal realisation among vocative exchange(as wording),POWER(HIERARCHY,INTIMACY and SOLEMNITY as meaning),and their situational variables(Tenor,Mode and Field)within the"POWER ↘ STYLE"model of Systemic Functional Linguistics.To validate the framework in practical application,the dialogue from In the Name of the People is analysed as a case study.This paper examines the protagonist's vocative exchange and its power as meaning,revealing their specific contextual variables.The results indicate that(1)vocative exchange patterns realise three continua:equality-inequality(HIERARCHY),endearment-estrangement(INTIMACY),and casualness-solemnity(SOLEMNITY);(2)HIERARCHY is determined by institutional and status roles in Tenor,INTIMACY by experiential and interpersonal distances in Mode,and SOLEMNITY by activity types in Field.
Mandarin Chinesevocative exchangepowersituational variablesinterpersonal function
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