This study investigates the use of concessive discourse markers (DMs) in Jordanian Arabic (JA), particularly relying on a corpus analysis of naturally occurring data. It argues that there are mainly two types of concession in JA: extrinsic concession and intrinsic concession. The two types of concession are shown to differ from each other with respect to Kratzer’s compatibility of propositions. Intrinsic concession occurs when a speaker has a manifest intention/meaning that does not cause hearers to question its occurrence. This type is realized when one discourse segment is not compatible (i.e., does not normally happen at the same time) with another discourse segment (e.g., somebody is so rich, but he/she lives in a very poor house). Extrinsic concession, on the other hand, occurs when a speaker has a latent intention/meaning that normally causes hearers to question its occurrence. This type of concession emerges when discourse segments are compatible with each other (i.e., may normally happen at the same time), in which case the made-up concession is enforced by the speaker (e.g., somebody is poor, but he/she lives in a poor house). The study shows that certain discourse markers in JA are preferred over others in each type.

本研究调查了约旦阿拉伯语 (JA) 中让步话语标记 (DM) 的使用，特别是依赖于对自然发生数据的语料库分析。它认为JA中主要有两种类型的让步：外在让步和内在让步。两种类型的让步在 Kratzer 的命题兼容性方面显示出彼此不同。当说话者具有明显的意图/意义，不会导致听者质疑其发生时，就会发生内在让步。当一个话语片段与另一个话语片段不兼容（即，通常不会同时发生）（例如，某人很富有，但他/她住在一个非常贫穷的房子里）时，就会实现这种类型。另一方面，外在让步 当说话者具有通常会导致听者质疑其发生的潜在意图/含义时发生。这种类型的让步出现在话语片段彼此兼容时（即，通常可能同时发生），在这种情况下，虚构的让步是由说话者强制执行的（例如，某人很穷，但他/她生活在一个贫穷的房子里）。研究表明，JA 中的某些话语标记在每种类型中都优于其他话语标记。