基于COCA语料库的V-ee名词构成特点研究

On the Formation Characteristics of V- ee Nouns Based on COCA

V-ee名词属于英语名词化现象中有一定体系的成员之一。基于COCA语料库的语料数据,能对v-ee名词的构成特征做出更真切的描述和解释。研究发现,v-ee名词按照句法属性可以分为五类;其语义特征呈现出层级性和递进性。基于v-ee名词的句法和语义特征,运用原型理论可以把v-ee名词划分为典型成员、较典型成员和边缘成员等,这能有效地确定v-ee名词的构成特征,帮助我们从整体上理解v-ee名词。

V - ee nouns are the systematical member of English nominalization family. The more genuine description of and explanation to their formation characteristics can be made based on the data from COCA （Corpus of Contemporary American English）. The findings show that V - ee nouns can be classified into five categories according to their syntactic properties, and the semantic properties demonstrate the nature of hierarchy and progression. Grounded on the syntactic and semantic properties, the V - ee nouns can be dissected into the most prototypical, the more prototypical and marginal members generally by applying prototype theory. The effective establishment of the formation characteristics of V - ee nouns enables us to have a more comprehensive understanding of V - ee nouns.