ning述谓结构分析РPredication analysis(述谓分析法): is a new approach for sentential meaning analysis. Predication is usually considered an mon category shared by propositions,mands ect. Predication is to break down the sentence into their smaller constituents: argument (logical participant) and predicate(relation element). The predicate is the major or pivotal element governing the argument.Р Рselectional restrictions 选择限制Рthe British linguist G. Leech. РPredication述谓结构Рstatements陈述句imperative 祈使句interrogative 疑问句Рargument(s)(变元,中项) predicate 谓词Рtwo-place predication (双位述谓结构)Рone-place predication (单位述谓结构)Рno-place predication(缺位述谓结构)Р单元六Pragmatics :Pragmatics can be defined in various ways. A general definition is that it is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect munication.