“大不了”的表达功用与演化过程

On the Expressional Function of "Dabuliao(大不了)"and Its Evolutionary Process

文章主要对"大不了"的使用情况进行历时共时的考察。考察表明,现代汉语里有三个"大不了":短语"大不了_1"、形容词"大不了_2"和副词"大不了_3"。这三个"大不了"都不是来源于五代时期的状中结构"大不了",而是在清代受自身组合成分的语义变化和"V不了"结构的类化作用产生的,形容词"大不了_2"产生在前,副词"大不了_3"稍后,表示比较和判断的述补短语"大不了_1"出现最晚。

The paper mainly makes a diachronic study on the use of 'dabuliao(大不了)'.At first, the paper investigates the eXpressional function of 'dabuliao(大不了)' in Contemporary Chinese.Then,it carries out a diachronic study.The research shows that there are three kinds of 'dabuliao(大不了)' in Contemporary Chinese,a phrase,an adjective and an adverb,which were not originated from the adverbial-head structure 'dabuliao(大不了)' in the Five Dynasties,but formed under the influence of the semantic change of its components and the analogy of 'V buliao(不了)' structure in the Qing Dynasty,and they appeared in different time.