反问句的否定指向

反问句只问不答，它把要表达的确定意思包含在问句里，而这“确定意思”的准确把握，需从反问句的结构特征人手。各种结构的疑问句形式都可用作反问，但其否定指向不尽相同：是非问和特指问形式的反问是对问句所含命题的否定，否定指向既涉及“质”，也涉及“量”；选择问、正反问形式的反问，否定指向主要靠语境决定，否定的是某一或某些肢命题。

Negative Reference of Rhetorical Questions

Rhetorical questions expect no response while containing definite meanings, the understanding of which is to be attained through the analysis of their structure features. Questions of all structures can be used as rhetorical questions, but their negative references are not necessarily the same. rhetorical questions by means of yes-no and special questions contain the negation of the included proposition, which refers to both quality and quantity. In rhetorical questions by means of alternative and affirmative and negative questions, their negative references are decided by the context, the negation of which refers to one or more branch propositions.