“A+点”祈使结构的语法转喻阐释

"A+dian"in the Chinese Imperatives: A Grammatical Metonymy Explanation

本文以语法转喻为视角,对汉语"A+点"祈使结构的生成机制进行了剖析。研究表明,语法转喻"结果代动作"是该结构形成的认知理据;构式义对词汇义的压制是语法转喻操作的认知动因;语境对语法转喻操作具有调控作用。阐明"A+点"祈使结构产生的认知动因有助于明晰结构中A的语义特征。

From the perspective of grammatical metonymy,the present paper explores the generative mechanism of 'A+dian' structure in the Chinese imperatives,where 'A' stands for an adjective or the like,and 'dian' means 'a little bit'.The research shows that the metonymy of RESULT FOR ACTION gives shape to this structure,that the metonymy is cognitively motivated by semantic coercion between the imperative construction and the adjective,and that context often accommodates the metonymic operation.It is also found that the properties of A can be defined more precisely if the cognitive mechanism of the construction is made clear.