引述是指在言说过程中,为了达到某种表达效果,对特定人物的经典语录或经典文献中的语句辞章及民间流传的谚语俗语进行引用。这种表达方式的大量运用,是汉民族言说行为的典型特征。贯穿汉民族言说历史始终的引述表达,既是一种被人们广泛使用的修辞手段,也构成了一种特殊的语言文化现象。引述传统的形成与发展,具有特殊的民族心理机制和民族文化缘由。 Quote refers to the process of speaking, in order to achieve a certain expression effect, the quotation of a specific character’s classic quotations or the classic sentence and the folk proverb idioms. The extensive use of this way of expression is a typical feature of the Han nationality’s speech act. Throughout the history of Han nationality, quoting and expressing is not only a rhetorical device widely used by people, but also a special linguistic and cultural phenomenon. Quoting the formation and development of tradition, it has special national psychological mechanism and national cultural reasons.