英语中动结构的ICM解读

The Explanation of English Middle Construction by Using ICM

运用认知语言学的理想化认知模型(ICM)对中动结构的生成机制进行解读,分析中动结构中动词的特性,认为中动句是一种特殊的语态类型,具有自身的句法特征,它表示的是事物本身的内在本质属性而非着重于被动关系的传达。中动结构的生成源于人们对事物以及相关联事件的不同认知过程和认知角度。

This paper will apply the Idealized Cognitive Model（ICM） in cognitive linguistics to explain the motivation behind the Middle Formation and to analyze the properties of Middle verbs. This paper holds the view that Middle Construction is a special grammatical type with its own syntactic characteristics. This construction shows the innate property of the subject instead of expressing a passive relation. The formation of Middle Construction originates from the different cognitive process of relevant event and the different cognitive perspectives of participants.