An Analysis of Dialogues in Pride and Prejudice from the Perspective of Interpersonal Function_英语论文

摘要

20世纪50年代末，语言学家韩礼德先生创建了系统功能语言学，主要包括“系统语法”和“功能语法”两大思想。经过长期发展，韩礼德先生将语言功能归纳概括为“三大元功能”（又称纯理功能）—— 概念元功能，人际元功能和语篇元功能。其中人际元功能是本文的理论基础。人际元功能是语言的参与功能，即说话者通过语言使自己参与到某一情境当中，与话语接受者之间产生互动，构建人际关系，同时表达自己对现实和内心世界的看法。

《傲慢与偏见》以女性追求爱情与婚姻为主题，描写了班纳特五个女儿对待终身大事的不同看法与处理方式。本文以人际功能语言学为理论基础，对2005年版电影《傲慢与偏见》中主要人物对话进行研究，通过语气系统和情态分析人物各自所表达的人际意义以及在对话中所塑造的人物形象。同时探究人际功能是如何在电影中实现的。

关键词：人际功能  《傲慢与偏见》  实现  语气  情态

Abstract

In the late of 1950s, systematic functional linguistics was founded by M.A.K Halliday. It is composed of Systematic Grammar and Functional Grammar. After a long period of development, Halliday generalizes language function into three meta-function——ideational meta-function, interpersonal meta-function and textual meta-function. As theoretical basis of the thesis, interpersonal meta-functional deals with the participatory function of the language. That is to say, through language, the speaker participates in the situation where interacts with the hearer, establishes the interpersonal relationship and maintains it. At the same time, the speaker expresses his own feelings on things of the inner world and outer world.

The theme of Pride and Prejudice was based on women’ pursuit love and marriage. The movie describes different points of view and treatment of Bennet’ five daughters towards the marriage. The thesis mainly studies the dialogues between the main characters in the movie Pride and Prejudice of the year 2005 from mood and modality to analyze their own interpersonal meaning and personality. Besides, the thesis explores how the interpersonal meaning gets realized in the movie.

Key words: Interpersonal Meta-Function  Pride and Prejudice  realization  Mood  Modality  

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  Background of The Study 1

1.2  Introduction to Pride and Prejudice 2

1.3  Research Questions 2

1.4  Research Methods 2

1.5  Aims and Significance of The Study 3

1.6  Structure of The Thesis 4

Chapter Two  Literature Review 5

2.1  Overview of Interpersonal Function 5

2.2  Previous Studies on Interpersonal Function Abroad 5

2.3  Previous Studies on Interpersonal Function at Home 5

2.4  Overview of Pride and Prejudice 6

2.5  Previous Studies on Pride and Prejudice Abroad 7

2.6  Prezvious Studies on Pride and Prejudice at Home 7

2.7  Comments 7

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 9

3.1  Introduction 9

3.2  Mood System 9

3.3  Modality System 10

3.4  Comments 10

Chapter Four  The Analysis of the Dialogues in Pride and Prejudice 

from the Perspective of Interpersonal Function 12

4.1  Introduction 12

4.2  The Analysis of Pride and Prejudice From Mood 12

4.2.1 Analysis of Declarative Mood 13

4.2.2 Analysis of Interrogative Mood 14

4.2.3 Analysis of Imperative Mood and Exclamative Mood 15

4.3  The Analysis of Pride and Prejudice From Modality 15

4.3.1 Analysis of Modalization 16

4.3.2 Analysis of Modulation 17

4.4  Comments 18

Chapter Five  Conclusion 19

5.1  Major Findings 19

5.2  Limitations of Current Study and Suggestion for Further Research 19

Bibliography

Appendix

Acknowledgements