汉语空间维度形容词双音节词化现象认知研究

A Cognitive Study of the Lexicalization Phenomenon of Two-syllable Chinese Dimensional Adjectives

本文基于维度范畴框架和语料库,采用问卷调查的方法研究汉语中的非标记性空间维度形容词的双音节词化现象,阐释词化能力与人类认知等级之间的关系。汉语非标记空间维度形容词双音节词化等级次序如下:高>深>长>宽>远>粗>厚>大。研究发现,出现这一等级次序的原因是人类空间认知层级的近似原则,这在心理空间中表现出一定的相似性。

Based on the framework of dimension categories, this paper uses corpus and questionnaires to study the lexicalization phenomenon of two-syllable adjectives which are non-marker spatial in Chinese, and interprets the relationship between lexicalization ability and human cognitive level. The rank order of the two-syllable lexicalized dimension adjectives in Chinese is as follows:“High(高)”>“Deep(深)”>“Long(长)”>“Wide(宽)”>“Far(远)”>“crude(粗)”>“Thick(厚)”>“Large(大)”.The study found that the reason for this hierarchical order is the approximate principle of human spatial cognitive hierarchy, which shows certain similarities in the psychological space.