构式的语言符号观

The linguistic semiotic view of construction

本文讨论了"构式"与"符号"这两个概念之间的关系。构式与符号都是形式与意义的配对,它们具有相同的本质。构式可看作固化的符号或符号串。连续符号串、非连续符号串和上位符号串都可以在符号运动中发生固化,从而产生不同的构式。构式思想是对传统语言符号观的补充,它扩展了语言符号的范围和构成要素,增强了语言符号论的解释能力。构式理论还能更好地解释语言符号的任意性与理据性之间的关系。

This paper discusses the relationship between the concepts of"construction"and"sign".Sharing the same essence,they are the unity of form and meaning.A construction is a sign or a string of signs.Different constructions result from symbolic movement and solidification of strings of continuous,discontinuous or upper symbols.The concept of construction,a supplement to linguistic semiotics,expands the latter’s scope and composition,and enhances its explanatory power.The relationship between the arbitrariness and the motivation of language signs can be convincingly accounted for by construction theory.