现代汉语中“小心x”的认知机制分析-an analysis of the cognitive mechanism of.docxVIP

This paper applies the theory of “Autonomous-dependency analysis framework”, which is part of “Mental model based research paradigm” proposed by Xu Shenghuan, Gestalt psychology, Intentionality and other related theories to work out a unified working framework to offer a tentative explanation for the production mechanism of “xiao xin X” as an imperative. We hold that the speaker’s intentional attitude directs his intentional content. The speaker’s intentional attitude in this construction is to “warn somebody of / against something or announce a warning”, therefore, only the most economic and representative linguistic expression can satisfy this communicational goal, because very long or redundant expressions are seldom used in directive sentences, especially in urgent situations. So, he derives a higher scale mental model through the relations of [proximity±] or [similarity±] to represent what he intends to convey and maps it on syntactic expressions, while leaves those that can be inferred by the hearer linguistically unrealized. By applying the working framework of “xiao xin X” as an imperative, we come to the following findings: Directed by his intentional attitude, which is to warn somebody of / against something or to announce a warning, the speaker must choose a very economic and representative expression to convey his intentional content; otherwise, his intentional attitude may not be fulfilled. Because “warning” or “announcing a warning” is usually not expressed by very long and redundant sentences due to the fact that this structure is often used in very urgent situations, except that the speaker has a different purpose. Therefore, he derives a higher scale mental model through the relation of [proximity±] or [similarity±] and maps it on syntactic expressions. The selected higher scale mental model is often a phrase and has many lower scale mental models, among which the speaker’s implied meaning is contained, which is often a clause. The hearer has the s