Diversity and Motivation of Move Structures in Chinese Surprise Expressions
There are mainly seven types of move structures in the sequence of Chinese surprise expressions:reaction,question,comment,reaction-question,reaction-comment,question-comment,and reaction-question-comment.Among them,reaction is the most frequently used and reaction-question-comment the least frequently used.Different types of surprise often exhibit distinct preferences for specific move structures:shock opts for a reaction;astonish-ment involves a question or comment;exclamation uses a reaction-comment;and wonder employs a question.Move structures not only manifest surprise generation and continuation,but are also shaped by factors such as the character-istics of Chinese language and contextual coherence.