摘要

 “and”是英语中广泛使用的单词之一。其主要的语用功能是用来表达并列关系,但and其他的语用功能往往被人忽视。本论文主要从语义角度分析“and”的语用功能。除了常用的并列关系外，and还可以表示目的、因果、条件、转折等逻辑关系。通过对“and”语用功能的系统归纳和全面分析，本研究旨在深化人们对高频词“and”在语篇中的理解和运用，充分发挥“and”的语用功能，从而提高英语表达能力。

关键词：and;语用功能;英语

Abstract

“And” is one of the widely used words in English. The basic pragmatic function of “and” is used to express coordinate relationship. Some other pragmatic functions of “and” are often ignored by people. So this paper focuses on the pragmatic functions of “and” through Semantic degree. Instead of coordinate relationship, “and” also can express purposive function, causal function, conditional function, adverse function and so on. Through systemic induction and comprehensive analysis of the pragmatic functions of “and”, this study aims to deepen application and awareness of the high frequency word “and” in English and bring the pragmatic functions of “and” into play. Then people can improve their English speaking and writing skills.

Key words: and; pragmatic function; English

1 Introduction

In English, “and” is one of the widely used words. As a conjunction, “and” is used to link equivalent grammatical units, such as “Kate and Lucy”. The basic pragmatic function of “and” is to express coordinate relationship in English. “And” is usually translated into“和”, “同”, “又”, “并”, “加” and so on. But in many contexts, it is used to express some functions different from coordinate function. Many a scholar has devoted their energy into the study of “and” and brought out theories about it. For examples, Wang Chengfang(1994), in his thesis The Usage of “and”(AND用法浅谈), systematically analyzes the basic usage of “and”, and some special structures; While Niu Aiping(1995) focus on its function of linking content words. There are still many other scholars, namely, Wang Shuilian(2001), Yu Na(2006) et al. , who have done significant researches in this field and whose findings are all inspiring. However, some other pragmatic functions of “and” such as purposive function, causal function, conditional function, etc. are not within the attention of their researches.
This paper attempts to discuss pragmatic functions of “and”, with special concerns on the functions other than coordinate relationship. Pragmatic functions of "and" is a new field that help people learn completely about "and".