“很是”的词汇化

Lexicalization of “Hěnshì(很是)”

本文通过分析"很是"在近代汉语和现代汉语中的种种表现,指出"很是"是在"很"搭配范围扩大与"是"虚化这二者合力的作用下形成的,具体有"很是_1""很是_2"两种形式:"很是_1"为"限制性副词+是_(形容词)"式跨层结构;"很是_2"的词汇化程度较高,常修饰后接成分。在"很是_2+X"格式中,X有三大类别,它们进入格式的自由度有所不同,相应地"很是"的词汇化程度也不一样。词汇化后的"很是_2"在句法与功能上呈现出诸多新特点。

This article analyzes the uses of "hěnshì(很是)"in Middle Chinese and Modern Chinese."Hěn(很)"and "shì(是)"are combined to form "hěnshì_1(很是_1)"and "hěnshì_2(很是_2)",as the result of the expansion of the colocation of "hěn(很)"and the grammaticalization of"shì(是)".The degree of lexicalization of"hěnshì_2(很是_2)"is higher than"hěnshì_1(很是_1)".However,the degree of lexicalization"henshi_2(很是_2)"is different,depending on its following words.