谈日语形容词的典型语义特征

Typical Semantic Features of Japanese Adjectives

词类划分是日语语言学界争论已久的话题。本文参考汉语该方面的研究 ,从语义学角度将日语形容词分为状态形容词和性质形容词 ,整理归纳日语形容词的典型语义特征 ,以大致理清处于同一连续统中的形容词的相关词类以及形容词内部下位分类在语义层面上的区别与联系 ,并以此对某些语言现象加以解释。

Part-of-speech classification is one of the most controversial issues in the theory of Japanese linguistics. According to the related research of Chinese linguistics in this field, Japanese adjectives may be divided into state adjectives and attribute adjectives in terms of meaning. This article sums up the typical semantic features of Japanese adjectives, so as to sort out the related parts of speech within the same continuum and to distinguish the semantic differences and correlations of the sub-categories of the adjectives. Finally, some phenomena in Japanese linguistics will be explained.