A Comparative Study on the Differences in the Utilization of Implicit Evaluation Resources between Individuals with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Elderly Adults

本研究基于陈秀兰(2016)构建的分析框架及自建的引发评价资源词汇表，对轻度阿尔兹海默症患者与健康老年人话语中的隐性评价资源进行了质性分析。研究围绕旗示、激发和邀请三个维度展开，结果显示：阿尔兹海默症患者在旗示资源(尤其是“级差系统”和“非核心词汇”)的使用上显著高于健康老年人，而在邀请资源(尤其是“致使”次类)的使用上显著低于健康老年人。轻度阿尔兹海默症患者倾向于简单直接的表达，以维持交际连贯性；健康老年人则更倾向于直接、明确的表达，以增强话语的说服力和影响力。这些发现为理解两组老年人在社会互动中的差异提供了新的视角。This study, based on the analytical framework constructed by Chen Xiulan (2016) and a self-developed vocabulary list of invoked evaluation resources, has conducted a qualitative analysis of the implicit evaluation resources in the discourse of individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease and that of healthy elderly people. The research was carried out around three dimensions: flagged, provoked, and invited. The results indicate that individuals with Alzheimer’s disease significantly surpass healthy elderly people in the use of flagged resources, particularly in the subcategories of “gradation system” and “non-core vocabulary”, while they significantly trail behind healthy elderly people in the use of invited resources, especially in the subcategory of “causative”. Individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease tend to employ straightforward expressions to maintain communicative coherence, whereas healthy elderly people prefer direct and explicit expressions to enhance the persuasiveness and influence of their discourse. These findings offer a novel perspective for understanding the differences between the two groups of elderly people in social interaction.