A Diachronic Study of Discourse Connectives : Grammaticalization Explained by Relevance Theory

1.(1)关联理论中的Ad hoc概念构建可以充分解释莎士比亚作品中话语连接词（BUT， LIKE， WHY）的意义变化。(2)英语和日语组合语篇连接词（BUT STILL, DAGA+SHIKASHI）可以用认知语用学来解释。(3)关于BUT STILL的意义变化，我曾指出Diane Blakemore最近出版的《意义与关联：the Semantics and pragmatic of Discourse Connectives》（剑桥大学出版社出版，2002）是相当不充分的。(4)为了解释组合语篇连接词，我认为Sperber & Wilson的关联理论优于Levinson的GCI理论。

1.(1),Meaning Changes of Discourse connectives(BUT, LIKE, WHY) in Shakespearean works can be fully explained by Ad hoc concept construction in Relevance Theory.(2),English and Japanese combinatory discourse connectives(BUT STILL, DAGA+SHIKASHI) can be accounted for by cognitive pragmatics.(3),As for the meaning changes of BUT STILL, I have pointed out that Diane Blakemore's recently published book<(2002) Meaning and Relevance : The Semantics and Pragmatics of Discourse Connectives, Cambridge University Press>is quite insufficient.(4),In order to explain combinatory discourse connectives, I have concluded that Sperber & Wilson's Relevance Theory is superior to Levinson's GCI account.