语言解释的维度——以中动构式为例

Dimensions of Linguistic Explanation

语言学理论建设追求的最高目标是实现解释的充分性。但一个基本的客观事实是,任何理论和方法都由于它所追求的理论目标而不可避免的有它的局限性,更何况语言学研究的对象语言系统是一个与大脑活动密切相关的十分复杂的系统。本文以中动构式为例,重点介绍Davidse和Heyvaert(2007)将系统功能语法与认知语言学的基本原理相结合的研究方法所取得的最新研究成果,以说明面对语言这样一个复杂的系统,任何一种途径的解释都只能实现有限的解释,都只能在有限的范围内实现解释的充分性。因此,不同理论之间、不同方法之间的相互借鉴、互补与融合是十分必要的,为多维度的观察问题提供视角。

Theory construction in linguistics takes explanatory adequacy as its ultimate ideal goal. But the reality is that all theories or approaches can only offer limited explanatory adequacy due to their research objectives, let alone the study of language and mind which are highly complicated. The paper, through an introduction of the research achievements of middle construction, with Davidse and Heyvaert(2007)in particular, sets out to demonstrate that all explanations in linguistics are adequate only to the extent which is defined within its own framework; therefore, all explanations are only partially adequate in the true sense of adequacy. The paper advocates interaction between , even integration of different theories and paradigms and examines the issues in question from different angles for a better solution.