This paper explores the pragmatics of the comment clause, it is well, with a view to examining its origin, frequency, structural features, and extended discourse-pragmatic functions in Nigerian English, from a grammatical-pragmatic approach. The data for the study are collected from the Global Web-based English corpus (Davies, Mark. 2013. Corpus of Global Web-Based English: 1.9 billion words from speakers in 20 countries (GloWbE). Available at: http://corpus.byu.edu/glowbe/) and questionnaires, and are analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results show that the origin of the clause in Nigerian English is the Bible. The clause occurs most frequently at utterance-final position, and collocates with other discourse-pragmatic features. The results also reveal that the clause performs both textual and interpersonal functions. Textually, it is used as a silence filler and to terminate discourse. Interpersonally, it is employed as a part of a prayer, to express hope, offer comfort, indicate resignation, show (reluctant) acceptance of other people’s actions, and to express sarcasm, amongst other functions. The study shows that the use of it is well is related to the cultural and religious beliefs of Nigerians as well as to the political and economic situation in Nigeria.

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尼日利亚英语中“it is well”的语用学

本文探讨了评论从句的语用学，很好, 以期从语法-语用学的角度研究它在尼日利亚英语中的起源、频率、结构特征和扩展的语篇-语用功能。该研究的数据来自全球网络英语语料库 (Davies, Mark. 2013.全球网络英语语料库：来自 20 个国家/地区的说话者的 19 亿个单词 (GloWbE). 可在：http://corpus.byu.edu/glowbe/) 和问卷调查，并进行定量和定性分析。结果表明，尼日利亚英语从句的来源是圣经。该子句最常出现在句末位置，并与其他语篇语用特征搭配。结果还表明，该条款同时执行文本和人际关系功能。在文本上，它被用作沉默填充物和终止话语。在人际交往中，它被用作祈祷的一部分，表达希望、提供安慰、表示顺从、表示（勉强）接受他人的行为，以及表达讽刺等功能。研究表明，使用很好与尼日利亚人的文化和宗教信仰以及尼日利亚的政治和经济状况有关。