The definition and functions of intonation are both given,which trigger the thought on the values of intonation in helping form a cohesive text and helping identify new information.
同时通过功能分析,指出语调与语篇中新信息的关系。
It provides a pragmatic account of “definite restriction" by focusing on the relation of definiteness to new information in terms of anaphoric, cataphoric and exophoric references.
文章从存在句“确定性限制”的定义问题出发,指出了“确定性”问题研究中将语法确定性和语用确定性分离的不足;在此基础上对“确定性”的定义进行了考证,阐述了“确定性”与“新信息”的关系,进而对“确定性”NP与存在句兼容现象提供了语用解释。