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“Ni Hai Bie Shuo” as a Discourse Marker: A Study of Its Textual Functions
SUN Zhao-yang, YIN Chun-xue, LI Juan
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2025.07.005
School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China Beijing Normal University Tianjin Eco-City Affiliated School, Tianjin, China School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
The discourse marker ni hai bie shuo (你还别说) often appears at the beginning of a sentence, connecting to a rich variety of clause types. Its co-occurring words are mostly those expressing subjective evaluation. The subsequent discourse it connects to mainly consists of three clause types: explanatory, resultative, and adversative. The basic semantic structure of the segment in which it appears is: (S1) + ni hai bie shuo + S2. It serves seven textual functions, such as the agreement function, negation function, reminding function, and topic-shifting function.
discourse markers, ni hai bie shuo, textual function, textual cohesion
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, July 2025, Vol. 15, No. 7, 558-565
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