“格外”、“分外”句法语义探究

Research into the Syntax and Semanteme between Especially and Particularly

"格外"与"分外"是程度副词,表示程度超过一般,主要修饰限制形容词和心理动词。"分外"比"格外"语义强、主观性大,与短语的搭配少于"格外",用于单重否定句中的情况少于"格外",与结构助词"的"的共现多于"格外"。"格外"与"分外"表示对程度量的确认,是绝对程度副词,"格外"的比较对象比"分外"明确。

Especially and particularly are degree adverbs. Both of them express the degrees above standard.They are mainly used to modify and restrict adjectives and psych- verbs. Particularly is much stronger than especially semantically. However,particularly is less collocable than especially. Especially is more commonly used in single negative sentence than particularly. Particularly is more collocable with the structural particle of than that with especially. Both of them are absolute degree adverbs in order to confirm degrees. What＇s more,the comparison objects of especially are more explicit than that of particularly.