| Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences have been studied respectively in literature and many related results have been provided. However, contrastive research on Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences is very limited.Based on the general theory and method of contrastive linguistics, this thesis mainly discusses contrastive research on Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences from the aspects of conception classifications, main features and means of mood intensity. It also summarizes the similarities and differences and tries to analyze deeply the regularity and causes.It includes seven chapters which are as follows:Chapter1is the introduction. In this chapter, previous research on Chinese imperative sentences, Japanese imperative sentences, and contrastive study of them in literature is reviewed. Based on the literature review, the motivation and the purpose of this thesis are proposed. In addition, explanations on some related conceptions are also provided.Chapter2discusses the comparison between Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences from the aspects of conceptions and categories.Chapter3makes a contrastive study of Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences on classifications.Chapter4compares Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences from the aspect of main features. It presents first the main features of Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences respectively, and then compares them for each other.Chapter5presents some special imperative sentences except the ones introduced in above chapter and compares them in different languages (Chinese and Japanese). Chapter6mainly studies the comparison of related means changing mood intensity between Chinese and Japanese imperative sentences. This chapter discusses the means changing mood intensity in Chinese and Japanese respectively first, and then compares them.Chapter7concludes the thesis. In this chapter, the limitations are discussed and future research directions are also proposed. |
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