An Analysis of Pragmatic Features of "buru不如" Sentences in Modern Mandarin of Chinese from a Subjective Perspective

  • Lin Li Capital Normal University, China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30560/ilr.v7n3p23
Keywords: subjective perspective, buru不如 sentence, pragmatic feature

Abstract

As a special comparative sentence, "buru不如" sentence contains two meanings of comparison content and comparison result, so it can express both the meaning of objective proposition and the speaker's subjective view. This paper finds that, from the perspective of subjectivity, "buru不如" sentences have two pragmatic features: one is to express discursive information, which is a representation of the speaker's perspective; Second, it embodies the functions of assertion, suggestion and evaluation of speech acts, which is the embodiment of the integration of the speaker's emotion and cognition.

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Published
2024-12-10
How to Cite
Li, L. (2024, December 10). An Analysis of Pragmatic Features of "buru不如" Sentences in Modern Mandarin of Chinese from a Subjective Perspective. International Linguistics Research, 7(3), p23. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.30560/ilr.v7n3p23
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Vol 7 No 3 (2024)
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