“鸡肋”性状化扩展分析

A Discussion on the Characteristic of Expansion “ji lei”

"鸡肋"由事物名词经过功能扩展和语义演变,变化为性状形容词,其功能扩展主要体现为谓语分布陈述化、程度限定性状化。语义经历了由原始的实状描摹,到隐喻转述、缀化转类,最后发展为陈述性状。隐喻和类推泛化,句法和词法互动是演变的机制和动因。演变的效果为形象化和简约化。

Through the functional expansion and semantic evolution,the word＂ji lei＂has evolved from a noun to a adjective.Its function expansion is mainly manifested in the statement on theposition of predicate and degree of characteristic.The semantic experience has been traced from the original real state,to the metaphorical presentation and the change of word class,eventually evolved to state traits.The mechanisms and motivations of evolution are metaphor and analogy generalization,syntactic and lexical interactions.And the effects of evolution are visualization and simplification.