语言学概论Chap9.pptVIP

Chapter 9 Language and Literature I. Review of the major points in Chapter 8 Part 2 1. Cooperative Principle CP and Politeness Principle PP ; 2. Relevance theory： Contextual effect 语境效果 Relevance ————————————— 关联性 Processing effort 推理努力 II. Warm-up questions 1. Have you done any analysis of literary works from a linguistic point of view? 2. Are the non-normal structures in Ex.9-3 on p.198 of the textbook grammatical or rhetorical phenomenon? 3. What is the difference between conceptual metaphor/metonymy and rhetorical metaphor/metonymy? 4. How does “Assonance” differ from “Consonance” concerning rhyming? 5. Can you translate the following terms regarding poetic forms into Chinese? Anapest Tetrameter Dactyl Pentameter 6. How can the Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle be applied to analyzing the language of fiction? III. Major points to study 1. The analysis of literary language from a macro-point of view; 2. The analysis of literary language from a linguistic/micro-point of view. IV. Discussion of the major points 1. The analysis of literary language from a macro-point of view: 1 The form of the literary work: e.g. poetry, fiction, drama, prose, prose poetry, etc. Poetry: lyric, dramatic poetry, epic, sonnet, satire, limerick, etc. Cf. Forms of classic Chinese poetry 2 The style of the language: e.g. rigid, formal, neutral, informal, casual, intimate, etc. 3 The theme of the work: e.g. heroism, freedom, democracy, individualism/collectivism, humanity, love, growth, environment, etc. 4 The image or symbolic meaning of the work: e.g. love, progress, eternity, hope, desire, illusion, evil, etc. 2. The analysis of literary language from a linguistic/micro-point of view: Passage as example for analysis Salvation Excerpted from the black writer Langston Hughes’ autobiography Par.1 My aunt told me that when you were saved you saw a light, and something happened to you inside. And Jesus came into your life! … Par.2 I heard the