港式中文“更”的语言功能考察

On the Linguistic Function of Hongkong-style Chinese “geng”

港式中文的"更"与形容词搭配也可表示程度比较的功能,与动词短语搭配时"更"的显隐、重叠情况、句间的功能有自己的特色,"更"的VP句受语义、形式的限制少。港式中文可看作汉语系统中有个体特色的语言子系统,港式中文"更"在自身系统内与"还"既互补又交叠,"更"和"还"相互让渡,体现了香港言语社区中表达者不同的言语视角。

Hong Kong-style Chinese ＂geng＂ combined with adjectives means the comparison of degrees. Combined with verb phrases, ＂geng＂ has its own features in explicit, implicit or overlapping situations and in its function between sentences. The V-P sentence pattern with ＂geng＂ is less limited by semantic form. Hong Kong-style Chinese can be taken as a unique branch of language system in Chinese. Hong Kong-style Chinese ＂geng＂ is complementary and overlapping with ＂hai＂ in its own system, which reflects the different verbal perspec- tives of the speakers in the Hong Kong speech community.