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On the Discourse Functions of Biede Bushuo Based on Pragma-Dialectical Theory

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Chinese Lexical Semantics (CLSW 2023)

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This study endeavors to elucidate the discourse functions of biede bushuo (别的不说) ‘leaving aside other aspects’ in mandarin Chinese. On the basis of corpus data, we mainly start from the perspective of pragma-dialectical theory, so as to carry out an analysis on occurrences of biede bushuo in argumentative discourse. Furthermore, we argue the functions in the four stages of critical discussion in argumentative discourse, and it can draw the conclusions of follows initially. At the confrontation and opening stage, biede bushuo can appear in the vicinity of a topic to select and restrict this topic; at the stage of argumentation, the expression can be employed in constructing the argument chaining that follows it; at the concluding stage, it lays emphasis on the authority of the conclusion. This research will help not only to broaden the understanding of the functional aspects of discourse markers but also to deepen philosophical reflections on the intrinsic argumentative nature embedded within language.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to mention that this paper is sponsored by the research grant from the National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences, P. R. China (No. 20CYY05).

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  1. School of Literature, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Si Chen

  2. School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Si Chen

  3. Center for the Study of Language and Cognition, School of Philosophy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Lue Huang

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  2. National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Jia-Fei Hong

  3. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Jingxia Lin

  4. Leshan Normal University, Leshan, China

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Chen, S., Huang, L. (2024). On the Discourse Functions of Biede Bushuo Based on Pragma-Dialectical Theory. In: Dong, M., Hong, JF., Lin, J., Jin, P. (eds) Chinese Lexical Semantics. CLSW 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 14515. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0586-3_33

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