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1、英语中矛盾修辞的语用解读【摘要】矛盾修辞(Oxymoron)是英语修辞格之一,它把两个意义相反,互相矛盾的词有意识地放在一起,來表达一种表面矛盾实际统一的意思,从而产生一种特殊的语言效果。Paradox和Oxymoron一直很接近?s又有差别的概念,本文首先将两者进行了分别阐释和对比,其次本文介绍了矛盾修辞的组成结构,最后举出文学作品中的经典案例来分析矛盾修辞在言语交际中产生的效果•矛盾修辞因其言简而含义丰富,因此掌握一定的矛盾修辞大大有利于日常交际。【关键词】矛盾修辞效果矛盾&统一言语交际[Abstract]Ox
2、ymoronisapeculiarfigureofspeechandcommonlyusedinbothChineseandEnglish・Byputtingtwosuperficiallycontradictoryconceptstogether,Oxymoronactuallyconveysseeminglycontradictorybutactuallycompatiblemeaning,andthencreatesaspeciallanguageeffect・ParadoxandOxymoronaretwo
3、conceptswhicharequiteapproximatebutalsodifferent.Inordernottoconfusethem,theywillbeexplainedfirstbeforefurtherstudycontinues.Then,thestructureofOxymoronwillbeintroducedtoequipuswithabasicimpressionofwhatitlookslike・Intheend,withexcerptoftypicalexamplesfromlite
4、raryworks,Oxymoronwillbeanalysedforitseffectsinverbalcommunication.Becauseoxymoronisconciseinformbutprofoundinmoaning,havingaknowledgeofsomeoxymoronisbelievedtobenefitdailycommunication.【Keywords1oxymoron;effect;contradictory&compatible;verbalcommunication1.In
5、troductionOxymoronisapeculiarfigureofspeech.Itoriginatesfrom“oxusmoros"inGreek,with“oxus"meaningsharp,and“moros”foolish.Togetherthewordmeanssharpfoolish".LongmanModernEnglishDictionary(1976)giveitsdefinitionasbelow:“afigureofspeechinwhichapparentlycontradictor
6、ytermsarecombinedtoproduceanepigrammaticeffectv.AsimilardefinitionisalsoprovidedinOxfordConciseDictionaryofLinguistics(1997),whichsays“Oxymoronisaterminrhetoricforthedeliberatecouplingofwordsthatarestrictlycontradictory・Manyexamplesareavailableforustobettorund
7、erstandit,forexample,joyfulpain,awisefool,idioticwisdom,andsoon.AstoOxymoron,quitealargenumberofstudieshavebeendone,mainlyfromtheperspectiveofsemantics,pragmatics(潘红,1997;党少兵,2000;杨华,2007);cognition(张旭,2006;王文斌,2010;邱云燕,2008;蒋大山,2008;谢梦,200),rhetoric(李月棉,2005;
8、薛玉凤,1994;束金星,2002).Duetoitsseeminglycontradictoryfeature,manystudioshavebeendevotedtoexplanationofitsstructureandinnerrelationshipbetweenitscomponents,ascanbeseeninthestudiesof薛玉凤(