“这/那”类词的不对称及其原因探索

The Asymmetry of "This/That" and the Study of the Cause

现代汉语中,从数量上看,“这”多“那”少。在对同一个范围内的多个事物进行指代时,多用“那”,少用“这”。“这/那”在句法功能和指代内容上存在不对称。不对称的原因主要体现在:远近本身是模糊的、儿童习得“这/那”的不平衡、语源上的不平衡;“这”更倾向于情感性,“那”更倾向于客观性。

In modern Chinese Language,the number of ＂this＂ is more than ＂that＂. When we demonstrative a lot of tings in the same eatergory,We use ＂that＂ more. ＂This/that＂ is asymmetry in the syntactical function and the content. The cause of the asymmetry is that the far and near is not clear and the children＇s cognition and etc.