修辭問(wèn)句作為雄辯與修辭的重要構(gòu)成部分，頻繁出現(xiàn)在演說(shuō)、報(bào)道、社論、廣告、教學(xué)、日常話語(yǔ)等不同語(yǔ)域語(yǔ)體中；而國(guó)內(nèi)學(xué)者對(duì)修辭問(wèn)句的界定、特征、標(biāo)示、功能及運(yùn)用的理論框架等方面的研究則較少。本書(shū)以語(yǔ)料庫(kù)為研究工具，提取西方獨(dú)白式文本中的修辭問(wèn)句，以語(yǔ)用學(xué)的主流理論關(guān)聯(lián)理論為框架，對(duì)修辭問(wèn)句的使用原因、句式特征、文本功能、言語(yǔ)接受者辨別修辭問(wèn)句類(lèi)型、推斷言者話語(yǔ)意圖的過(guò)程等進(jìn)行了深入分析，以期填補(bǔ)空白，拋磚引玉，為對(duì)英語(yǔ)修辭、語(yǔ)料庫(kù)的應(yīng)用、語(yǔ)用學(xué)新發(fā)展感興趣的學(xué)者們提供借鑒。
本書(shū)主要研究?jī)蓚�(gè)問(wèn)題。首先，探索言語(yǔ)接受者是如何辨別一個(gè)問(wèn)句并非是真正問(wèn)句，而是不需回答的旨在傳達(dá)一個(gè)命題的修辭問(wèn)句，又是如何推斷出言者的話語(yǔ)意圖，隱含之意的，論證了主張人類(lèi)交流是通過(guò)對(duì)言語(yǔ)進(jìn)行賦碼與解碼來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)的話碼模式不足以解析修辭問(wèn)句的隱含之意：修辭問(wèn)句的分析必須引入推理模式。而1986 年法國(guó)學(xué)者斯波伯（Sperber）和英國(guó)學(xué)者威爾遜（Wilson）提出的關(guān)聯(lián)理論作為推理模式的重要代表，能夠成功揭開(kāi)修辭問(wèn)句使用及理解的神秘面紗。其次，本書(shū)通過(guò)語(yǔ)料庫(kù)數(shù)據(jù)，探討了修辭問(wèn)句有哪些不同的類(lèi)型，又是如何分別在獨(dú)白式文本語(yǔ)境下幫助言者實(shí)現(xiàn)其說(shuō)服的意圖的。
本書(shū)不僅包含了理論論證，也是對(duì)語(yǔ)料庫(kù)數(shù)據(jù)的定性研究，目前語(yǔ)料庫(kù)的應(yīng)用研究主要集中在詞匯學(xué)、語(yǔ)義學(xué)和句法領(lǐng)域。本書(shū)從英國(guó)國(guó)家語(yǔ)料庫(kù)（BNC）與英國(guó)書(shū)面語(yǔ)語(yǔ)料庫(kù)（FLOB）中提取語(yǔ)料，并自建兩個(gè)文本語(yǔ)料庫(kù)作為補(bǔ)充，涉及英美兩個(gè)國(guó)家的政治演講和報(bào)紙社評(píng)兩個(gè)語(yǔ)域，嘗試把語(yǔ)料庫(kù)的研究擴(kuò)展到修辭和語(yǔ)用的領(lǐng)域。
在本書(shū)的第一部分，基于關(guān)聯(lián)理論中的隱含之意（implicature）、互明（mutual manifestness）和最佳關(guān)聯(lián)（optimal relevance）這三個(gè)核心概念，建構(gòu)了鑒別修辭問(wèn)句的基本步驟。在之后的論述中，這個(gè)鑒別準(zhǔn)則被應(yīng)用于兩個(gè)獨(dú)白式語(yǔ)域中用來(lái)提取和解析其中的修辭問(wèn)句，并論證了修辭問(wèn)句在這兩個(gè)語(yǔ)域中的共有及獨(dú)有特征。
本書(shū)進(jìn)一步印證了相對(duì)于奧斯汀（Austin）和瑟爾（Searle）的言語(yǔ)行為理論與格萊斯（Grice）的合作原則而言，關(guān)聯(lián)理論對(duì)于修辭問(wèn)句的使用與功能具有更強(qiáng)大的解釋力。旨在為交流者更好地理解修辭問(wèn)句，避免交流誤解的產(chǎn)生，對(duì)語(yǔ)言使用這一大范疇做出貢獻(xiàn)。
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research back ground
1.2 Research objectives
1.3 Outlines of the current study
Chapter 2 Literature review
2.1 Previous definitions and features of RQs
2.2 Previous distinction between RQs and other question types
2.3 Previous identification of RQs by linguistic indicators and context
2.4 Previous studies on functions of RQs
2.5 Previous studies on the two genres involved in the current study
2.6 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical framework Relevance Theory
3.1 Speech Act Theory
3.2 Gricean Maxims vs. neo-Griceans and post-Griceans
3.3 The major concepts in Relevance Theory
3.4 Summary of claims in Relevance Theory
3.5 Interpretation of interrogatives in Relevance Theory
3.6 Interpretation of figurative language in Relevance Theory
3.7 Interpretation process of an utterance in Relevance Theory
Chapter 4 Methodology in the current study
4.1 Methodological procedure of the current study
4.2 Brief introduction to corpus linguistics and the corpora used in the current study
4.3 Extracting questions from the two genres
4.4 Criterion for identifying and interpreting an RQ in the current study
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5 Applying analysis categories：question types for inclusion or exclusion
5.1 Cases excluded from the current study
5.2 Distinguishing RQs from other question types in the data
5.3 Analysis of RQ categories
5.4 Summary
Chapter 6 Analysis of RQs in American and British campaign speeches
6.1 Theoretical considerations of Speech Act Theory and Gricean Principle in accounting for political RQs
6.2 Use of RQs rather than direct assertions in political speeches
6.3 Identification and interpretation of political RQs with linguistic indicators in terms of Relevance Theory
6.4 Identification and interpretation of political RQs without linguistic indicators in terms of Relevance Theory
6.5 RQs with explicit answers provided in political speeches
6.6 RQs not observing polarity shift in political speeches
6.7 RQs containing other rhetorical devices in political speeches
6.8 Summary
Chapter 7 Analysis of RQs in newspaper editorials
7.1 Theoretical considerations of Speech Act Theory and Gricean Principle in accounting for editorial RQs
7.2 Mode-related differences between RQs in political speeches and newspaper editorials
7.3 Identification and interpretation of editorial RQs with linguistic indicators in terms of Relevance Theory
7.4 Identification and interpretation of editorial RQs without linguistic indicators in terms of Relevance Theory
7.5 RQs with explicit answers provided in editorials
7.6 RQs not observing polarity shift in editorials
7.7 RQs containing other rhetorical devices in editorials
7.8 RQs serving as titles or subtitles in newspaper editorials
7.9 Summary
Chapter 8 Conclusions
8.1 Background to the current study
8.2 Summary of the discussion throughout the current study
8.3 Summary of contributions to the field of RQ study
8.4 Limitations，applications and avenues for future research
References
Appendices
Index
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