The Analysis Of Ningke A,Yebu B

The dissertation mainly explores the complex sentence Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B,which is a member of Ningke(宁可),from various perspectives.Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B belongs to tolerant concessional complex sentence,as Lv Shuxiang(吕叔湘)claims“it is a technique taken after weighing advantages against its disadvantages”.In accordance with small triangle theory initially put forward to by Xing Fuyi(邢福义),the dissertation describes and interprets Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B from syntax form,the language content and pragmatic value.The main contents of the dissertation consist of three chapters:Chapter one mainly explores and analyzes the syntax form of Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B.The syntax form of Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B mainly explores and analyzes the syntax form of previous sub-clause,the latter sub-clause,the whole sentence as well as the subject of Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B and its location.Chapter two chiefly explores the language content of Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B.Four aspects of the language content of Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B are:the first covers the hidden item C;the second explores the level of willingness to choose;the third studies the chosen item A and the omitted item B;the fourth presents the focus of Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B.Chapter three generally describes and analyzes the pragmatic value of Ningke(宁可)A,Yebu(也不)B.On the subjective level,the degree of willingness to choose is P[A]﹥P[B].However,on the objective level,the degree of willingness to choose is P[A]≦P[B].The inconsistent of the two different levels presents the pragmatic value of this sentence.The primary pragmatic value of this sentence is to reveal the certain determination of the speaker.