流行构式“XX了解一下”微探

A Study on the Popular Construction“Learn about Sb./Sth.”

根据构式理论可以判定,流行句式“XX了解一下”是一个构式,常项“了解一下”的位置从一般用法中的灵活多变变为固定在构式中受事的后面,变项“XX”形式多样,可以是词语、短语和句子。该构式具有调侃暗示和推广营销的语用功能。其生成动因既有模因论因素也有认知和语境因素,流行的原因既有名人效应和媒体效应的促发,又有网民对语言时尚的追求。

According to the construction theory,the popular sentence pattern“Learn about sb./sth.”is a construction.The regular item“learn about”is transferred from the flexible and changeable position in general usage to the fixed position after the receiver of the phrasal verb“learn about”.The variable“sb./sth.”can be a word,a phrase or even a sentence.The construction has the pragmatic function of suggesting ridicule and promoting marketing.The factors for its formation are not only memetics,but cognition and context as well and the causes for its popularity are the celebrity effect and the media effect,as well as the pursuit of language fashion by netizens.