电子会话中的话轮和交换

摘要

本文以即时通讯和聊天室等常见的同步电子交际环境中产生的汉语会话为例，在系统功能语言学的会话结构理论框架内讨论电子会话的交换结构特征和话轮确定原则。研究发现，电子会话呈现出多交换平行推进的语篇结构，重叠发话和长时间沉默成为交际中的正则，而话轮的含义和话轮边界的确定也相应地区别于口头会话。本文是运用功能会话结构理论分析汉语会话的初步尝试，也为电子会话的描述和阐释提供了一种新的视角。%Within the Systemic Functional model of conversation, this paper examines the exchange structure and turn identification in Chinese electronic conversation produced in instant messaging and chatroom settings. The analysis shows that electronic conversation is characteristic of parallel exchanges, frequent overlap and lengthy silence, and a new criterion should be adopted for identifying turn boundaries.