“There be”句型的认知语言学解读

Cognitive Analysis on "There Be" Sentences

利用认知语言学的象似性原则、语法化、原型范畴理论等,在认知语言学范畴内,对"there be"句型的生成发展和意义拓展进行分析;而对"There be"句型进行认知解读,不仅可以拓宽其研究视野,亦可廓清其生成和演变的认知理据。

This paper analyses the formation,development and meaning expansion of ＂there be＂ sentences from the perspective of iconicity,grammaticalization and prototype theory in the frame of cognitive linguistics.Study of ＂there be＂ construction from a cognitive view not only expands its research perspective but also makes clear the cognitive motivation of ＂there be＂ sentences.