汉英双及物构式方向性差异研究

On the Directions of Ditransitive Construction from the Perspective of Conceptual Blending

构式对动词语义的压制现象一直是学界的热点。究其运作机制,莫衷一是。以中英文双及物构式为例,文章深入探讨了该构式方向语义的存在性与理据性。基于概念整合理论,指出语义压制现象源于整合空间内的组合、完备和阐释等系列运作,词项与构式的固有方向语义在整合空间内互动并最终呈现出浮现结构中的语义增效现象。

Coercion has long been the highlight in the discipline of construction grammar. Scholars fail to reach an agreement on the mechanism of this linguistic phenomenon. This paper, relying on Conceptual Blending theory, attempts to point out that coercion arises from a series of mental precess like composition, completion and elaboration. Focusing on the ditransitive constructions in both English and Chinese, we discuss the existence and rationale of directions of the construction. It is pointed out that information on directions of different spaces is projected into blending space where emergent structure comes into being and results in the synergy of meaning.