标点的作用之一是表示语言的层次。标点与层次的相应关系大致是:句末标点(句号、问号、感叹号)>分号>逗号>顿号。标点体现层次有一定的灵活性,主要表现在使用时的升级和降级这两个方面。一、标点的升级。 (一)由于内容的复杂化,标点也必须相应变化。比如: ①这与死者毫不相干。 One of the roles of punctuation is to represent the level of language. Punctuation and the corresponding level of the hierarchy is roughly: end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)> semicolon> comma> comma. Punctuation reflects a certain level of flexibility, mainly in the use of the upgrade and downgrade these two aspects. First, the punctuation of the upgrade. (A) Due to the complexity of the content, the punctuation must also be changed accordingly. For example: ① This is irrelevant with the dead.