基于语义角色的英语V+able型形容词的语义指向探索

Semantic Role-based Exploration of the Semantic Orientation of the English V + able Adjective

英语V+able型形容词在语义上与什么样的名词性成分产生关联,是中国英语学习者的一个难点。运用汉语研究中的语义指向理论,并借助生成语法的语义角色理论,对英语该类形容词的语义指向进行了分类探讨,认为其语义指向与V所联系的句法成分和所蕴含的语义角色有较为直接的关系,并从认知的角度说明了这类形容词某些理论上存在的语义指向实际上无法成立的原因。

The English V＋able adjective is one of the major difficulties in the learning of English vocabulary for Chinese learners of English. This paper discusses the English V＋able adjective based on the theory of semantic orientation and semantic roles in generative grammar. It is held that the semantic orientation of the English V＋able adjective is closely connected with the semantic roles entailed by V. Also the cognitive explanation for the existence and nonexistence of certain senses of the V＋able adjective is provided.