摘要
从本文所举的例子可以看出,英语名词的单复数形式是个复杂的问题,从数的方面将英语名词分为"单数可数"、"复数可数"和"单数不可数"三类的方法并不准确,因为有些名词根本不属于这三类中的任何一类。本文从"数态"、"界态"和"分割状态"等方面讨论了英语的"数"的概念基础,同时对Talmy将"数态"等同于传统语言学的"数"的范畴的观点提出异议,指出许多中国英语学习者正是由于错误地将这两个概念等同起来才导致在单复数问题上的混淆不清。
As the examples show in this paper,the possibility of an English noun＇s occurring in the singular or plural form is a complex issue,and the three-way classification（singular count,plural count,and singular mass） has turned out to be too crude,in that there are nouns which do not fit into any of the three categories.In this paper,while discussing the conceptual basis of English ＂number＂ in terms of plexity,boundedness,and dividedness,we challenge Talmy＇s claim that ＂plexity is,of course,equivalent to the traditional linguistic category of ＇number＇ with its component notions ＇singular＇ and ＂plural＇,＂ pointing out that this misconception,which is quite popular among Chinese English learners,may lead to confusion in using singular and plural forms.
出处
《西安外国语大学学报》
2011年第1期26-29,共4页
Journal of Xi’an International Studies University
关键词
数
数态
界态
分割状态
概念基础
number
plexity
boundedness
dividedness
conceptual basis
