特征映射型N1+N2概念合成名词之识解——非范畴化与空间复合视角

On Construal of Property-mapping "N1+N2 Combination"——From the Perspective of Decategorization and Space Blending

特征映射型N1+N2概念合成名词中的N1是起描写作用的修饰词,凸显的是陈述性意义即性质意义;而其中心词N2是提供整个词范畴结构的词,构成整个词的认知基础。该构式所体现的思维、语义与句法关系的创造性和灵活性是极其丰富的。空间复合理论为自然语言现象的解释提供了很好的处理方法,而非范畴化不但是语言变化与发展的重要途径,更是人类认知的一种重要方式。因此,将空间复合理论与非范畴化结合,对特征映射型N1+N2概念合成名词的识解具有良好的解释力,也具有良好的操作性。

In property-mapping ＂N1＋ N2 combination＂, N1 is a modifier which highlights the declarative meaning or property meaning, while the head word N2 provides category structure and cognitive basis for the combination. The mental, semantic and syntactic relations underlying this combination are quite crea- tive and flexible. Space Blending Theory suggests quite significant interpretation for certain natural lin- guistic phenomena, while decategorization is not only an important approach to language change and devel- opment but also a main cognitive mechanism. Therefore, an integration of space blending and decategoriza- tion will illuminate the construal of property-mapping ＂N1＋N2 combination＂ in an applicable way.