语气词"算了"具有两种语气功能:"无可奈何"和"随意;轻描淡写",后者从前者派生而来。表无可奈何的"算了"可以出现于叙述语体和对话语体,对话语体中的"算了"小句都是建议句,因而"算了"还带有些微的劝说意味。表随意的"算了""好了""得了""是了""行了"很多时候可以互换,不过互换后句子的意味有时会有所改变。表无可奈何的"算了"经常可以与表弱建议的"得了"互换,这源于它们情态功能的相近。对话语体中的"算了"具有标记前景信息的功能,因为它所在小句一般都是建议句,这是话语交际中的重心所在,自然会被听话人处理为前景信息或焦点信息。
The modal particle“SuanLe”(算了) can express two modal meanings of“being puzzled”and“mentioning lightly”with the latter derived from the former.“SuanLe”(算了) that used in dialogue type with the mood of“being puzzled”always carries the meanings of lightly advising and can be replaced by“DeLe”(得了)for the similar modality function.“SuanLe”(算了) with the meaning of“mentioning lightly”can often be replaced by“HaoLe”(好了) or“DeLe”(得了)or“ShiLe”(是了) or“XingLe”(行了)too,butsometimesthemoodofthesentencewillchanged.Suànlelthat used in dialogue type is the marker of foreground information, for the clause of“SuanLe”(算了 ) which always is the dialogue keystone will be regarded as the focus information involuntarily.