“It型”分裂句还原新视角:主位·情态·极性

On the New Restoring Perspective of “It”Cleft Sentence:Theme,Mood and Polarity

传统语法学者普遍将"It型"分裂句看成是由"未分裂"句的转换形式,而信奉"加的夫语法"的语法学者则将前者认定为"强势主位结构",并认为其与对应的基本形式之间存在着语用选择的问题,故相互之间并不存在转换的关系。如果不考虑语用方面,单就句子的信息结构和命题意义来说,上述特殊主位结构句基本上是能还原为基本主位结构句的(即去除"非信息项")。试从功能语法中的主位结构、情态意义和极性逻辑等相关理论来对此还原来做一番探讨。

Traditionally, grammatical scholars generally take“It” cleft sentence as the converted form of the non-cleft sentence, while those believing in “Cardiff Grammar” take the former as the an“enhanced theme construction” and put that there is kind of pragmatic selection between it and its basic corresponding form so that there is no conversion at all. This article regards that disregarding pragmatic aspects, the special theme construction sentence basically can be restored to a basic theme construction one as far as its information construction and propositional meaning are concerned. It is to discuss the restoring in the light of theories like theme construction, mood meaning and polarity logic.