The Stancetaking of Discourse Marker “Ni Bie Shuo” and Its Variants

Abstract

This paper analyzes the consistent and opposing stance expression functions of the discourse marker “Ni Bie Shuo” (你(nǐ)别(bié)说(shuō)) and its variants. Due to the different interactive situations and verbal communication behaviors, the consistent stance function can be divided into affirmation, confirmation, acceptance, and approval types; and the opposing stance can be divided into rebuttal, refusal, and questioning types. The process of its stancetaking can be further analyzed based on the cognitive expectation.