否定极性词语解析

On the Explanation of Negative Polarity Terms

英语中的否定极性词语大多由表示微量含义的名词(短语)、副词(短语)、介词短语和形容词等组成。它们共同的语言特征为不能单独使用,依赖性较强,需要借助否定词发挥语言功能。作为附加成分,它们在否定句中往往起着强调修辞作用,增加否定突显度。否定极性词语在语义、句法、语用等方面表现出自身的语言特征和上述层面的内在联系。

Negative polarity terms in the English language are composed of noun phrases, adverb phrases, prepositional phrases and adjectives with the meaning of micro-quantity. They have one common linguistic character： they can not be used independently because of their dependency and they perform their lexical function with the aid of negative particles. As an additional element, they play the role of emphatic rhetoric in the negative sentence, increasing the negative prominence. This paper explains some language features of negative polarity terms with the linguistic theory in the aspects of semantics, syntax, pragmatics, and so on.