湖北黄冈方言的差比句

Comparative Sentences in Huanggang Dialect in Hubei

差比句用来比较事物的高下。黄冈方言的差比级的表达形式灵活多样,比较词运用丰富,对比古汉语、普通话的相关句式,黄冈方言差比句顺行结构、逆行结构两种形式并存,其运用受一定的句法条件的限制,各具不同的表义功能和语用价值。

Comparative sentences are used to make comparison between things. Huanggang dialect has many comparative sentence patterns as well as expressions. In contrast with that in the classical Chinese and the standard Chinese, the comparative sentences in Huanggang dialects have two forms in general: structure in natural order and structure in reverted order, the use of which are determined by different linguistic contexts. Each of two has its own expressive functions and pragmatic forces.