“V起来”构式的多义性及其话语功能——兼论英语中动句的构式特征

Polysemy of the Construction "V qilai" and Its Discourse Function

现代汉语"V起来"构式可以形式化为"NP+V(O)起来+AP",是现代汉语口语中较为常见的表达格式。本文立足构式语法理论,对汉语"V起来"构式的历时承继、内部差异以及话语功能进行考察,并讨论该构式与英语中动句的差异,具体包括四个问题:(1)"V起来"结构的虚化及其句法分布;(2)"V起来"构式的构式义及其演变;(3)"V起来"构式的话语功能及其特征;(4)汉语"V起来"构式与英语中动句的差异。

The construction ＂Vqilai＂ can be formalized into ＂NP＋V（O）qilai＋AP＂,which is a common spoken expression in Chinese.Based on contemporary Construction Grammar Theory,this paper makes an exploration on the diachronic inheritance,internal differences and discourse function of the construction.The differences between the construction and English Middle Construction are also discussed in this paper.Four issues are mainly discussed：（1）grammaticalization and its syntactic distribution of the construction ＂Vqilai＂;（2）constructional meaning and its changes of the construction ＂Vqilai＂;（3）discourse function and its characteristics of the construction ＂Vqilai＂;（4）the differences between the construction ＂Vqilai＂ and English Middle Construction.