“在+处所”构式的动词标量取值及其意义浮现

The quantity feature of verbs and the emergent meaning of the "zai (在) + location" construction

以往对于"在+处所+动词"和"动词+在+处所"的研究主要集中在"在+处所"的语义功能和语法意义两个方面,从而忽略了事件对构式形成、遴选的作用以及构式自身的意义。本文试图从心智扫描的角度来诠释两种构式源于不同的识解方式,反映了不同的认知路径,而"在+处所"的句位实现是心智上的"焦点"和概念描写中的"凸显"问题的语言化后果。同样,不同的构式也会对听话人产生不同的识解效果,映现不同的概念内容,产生不同的意义浮现。

Previous studies on the constructions of 'zai + location + verb' and 'verb + zai + location' focused on the semantic function and the grammatical meaning of 'zai + location', and paid less attention to the meaning of the whole construction and the properties of events, which play a significant role in the formation and selection of a construction. From the view of mental scanning, this paper tries to demonstrate that the above two constructions root in different construal manners, which reflect different cognitive approaches. The selection of syntactic positions of 'zai + location' is the result of the mental 'focus' and the 'prominence' of conceptual description. On the other hand, different constructions have different construal effects, map different conceptual contents and produce different emergent meanings.