Author(s)

Liu Wenting

Corresponding Author

Liu Wenting

ABSTRACT

Language is the carrier and medium of interpersonal communication, and it bears various functions in interpersonal communication. Interpersonal function is one of the important theories of Systemic Functional Grammar. Language is an important symbol of human activities, which carries various functions of meaning. Language can fill the meaning and communicative function that the speaker wants to convey, and it can also imply more dimensions and levels of meaning. In complex communication process, language can fully reflect the speaker's attitude, position, emotional motivation and other meaningful potentials. Language can produce various communicative functions such as reasoning, judgment and comprehensive rating through communication. Through the dialogue of characters in the novel Hills like White Elephants, this paper analyses the function of interpersonal functional mood, and reveals its influence on the relationship between characters and the meaning of communication, which helps us to understand the deep meaning of Hemingway's language.

KEYWORDS

Interpersonal Functions, Interpersonal Functions, Hemingway