汉语目的小句语序模式的认知理据

Cognitive Motivations for the Relative Ordering of the Purpose Clause vis-à-vis the Matrix Clause in Mandarin

现代汉语中,目的小句有前置和后置两种并存的语序模式,已有的研究都难以对此作出合理的解释。基于对"行为-目的"关系的心理表征方式的考察,可以看到"意图"和"预期结果"这对概念对汉语目的范畴的研究至关重要。它们之间的区别不仅是目的小句语序模式确立的理据,同时也是目的标记系统形成的理据。

There are two alternative positions of purpose clauses in Mandarin Chinese, preceding or following the matrix clause. None of the present theories can offer a satisfying explanation for this phenomenon. On the basis of the mental representation of the action- purpose relationship, it can be seen that two concepts, namely intention and expected re- sult, are critical to the research of the purpose category. The differences between the two concepts are not only the rationale for positioning the purpose clause vis-d-vis its matrix clause, but also the motivation for the emergence of the system of purposive markers.