薛春英
四川省攀枝花市第三高級中學校,四川攀枝花 617000
英語語篇中的顯性銜接指的是指稱、指代、省略、連接和詞匯銜接。如If anyone told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping,I would have laughed heartily.和 I was to learn a lot about camping since then,however.下文中then 和上文中three years ago 有指代和被指代關系。The friends who introduced me to camping thought it meant to be pioneers.和The trip they took me was a rough one.下文中they和上文中the friends 也有指代和被指代關系。
高中閱讀理解中最常見的是詞匯銜接。詞匯銜接指的是詞匯復現(xiàn)。詞匯的復現(xiàn)指的是某一詞以原詞、同義詞、近義詞、上義詞、下義詞、概括詞或其他形式重復出現(xiàn)在語篇中,語篇中的句子通過這種復現(xiàn)關系達到了相互銜接,意義統(tǒng)一完整。
原詞復現(xiàn)指的是通過原詞在語篇中的復現(xiàn),我們能夠直接抓住語篇中所要講的中心意思。閱讀中通過詞匯復現(xiàn)來達到銜接與連貫,進而突出主題。
同義和近義詞復現(xiàn)指具有同樣意義或相近意義的不同詞項之間的接應關系,不管這個詞的意義是指人、物、過程或性質(zhì)。如:近義詞的復現(xiàn)能夠幫助我們理解它們所談論的,所指的是同一種事物,從而達到結構上的銜接和意義上的連貫。
上義詞是指那些具有概括意義的詞匯,這些詞匯涵容著許多表示具體指向的下義詞。我們可以利用這些下義詞來回答就此類關系提出的閱讀理解題。了解這種上下義關系,有助于我們理解句中的含義。
概括詞是指那些詞義寬泛具有總括意義的詞匯,如:people,place,thing,之類的詞語在語篇中都可以和具體的地名,物名,動物名等相互呼應使用。如The trip they took me on was a rough one.We slept in a tent,cooked over a fire,and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom.rough一詞和下文中的三個并列動詞短語有概括和被概括的關系。
語篇的隱性銜接指的是篇章邏輯語義延展關系即自然段的邏輯語義延展關系。復雜的邏輯語義關系歸納為三種:問題—解決(problem—solution)、假設—真實(hypothetical—real)和一般—個別(general—particular)。此外隱性銜接還指上下文語句的邏輯關系,如并列、舉例、轉折、遞進、因果、條件、順承等。老師在閱讀課中要教學生尋找上下文的邏輯紐帶,掌握表示過渡性連接的詞匯。要教會學生閱讀理解碰到不理解的單詞或句子時要繼續(xù)往下讀,根據(jù)語篇的信息冗余度原理,這一部分的信息完全有可能在語片的另外地方以其他方式再次出現(xiàn);或者根據(jù)上下文作合理的推測;或者沒有讀懂的部分只是起輔助作用的因素,即使沒有讀懂也不影響對整個語篇的理解。
如If anyone told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping,I would have laughed heartily.和 I was to learn a lot about camping since then,however.上下文中有明顯的轉折關系,however 是邏輯聯(lián)系詞。
This time there was no tent.Instead,we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner.這是第一次露營和第二次露營的對比。上下文有對比關系。instead 是邏輯關系詞。
After the trip,my family became quite interested in camping.We have done a lot of it since.這部分按照時間先后順序成文。是一種順承關系。after the trip 是明顯的顯示了時間先后關系。became interested 和have done a lot of it 這兩個動作同樣也有順承關系和時間的先后關系。
I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping.It must be sooner or later,everyone finds his or her way back to nature.I recommend that you find your way in style.尾段的首句和文章首句相呼應 If anyone told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping,I would have laughed heartily.開頭的一般過去時和結尾的一般現(xiàn)在時把過去對camping 的討厭和現(xiàn)在對camping 的喜歡進行了鮮明的對比。It must be sooner or later,everyone finds his or her way back to nature.此句是對將來的預測。一般過去時、一般現(xiàn)在時和對將來的預測巧妙的構成了整個語篇的倒敘。