语言特区中创新形式的限度

The Limits of Language Innovation in Special Linguistic Zones

语言特区中的语言创新,除了句法创新之外,还包括词法、词汇语义、音系和文字等层面的创新。所有的创新形式都具有各自的限度,必须遵守相应的规律。具体来说,句法创新无法突破普遍语法,一定能够在其内部得到解释;词法创新无法突破词法框架,所有词都可于其中获得定位;词汇语义创新无法突破知识本体,必须位于其概念关系架构之中;音系创新无法突破音位组配规则,只能选择规则允许的音节;文字创新无法突破造字法则,均需以有限的几种造字方法为依据。各种规则法则构建出了系统网络,而语言创新只能发生在网络中的空缺位置上,是有规律、有限度、可预测的。

Language innovations not only of syntax,but also of morphology,lexical semantics,phonology and the writing sys tem,have their limits and must obey the relevant rules in Special Linguistic Zones. Specifically,syntactic innovations cannot violate the Universal Grammar,where all the expressions could get explained;m orphological innovations cannot violate the morphological framework,in which all neologisms could be located;lexical semantic innovations cannot violate the ontology, whose conceptual structure will accommodate all the new meanings;phonological innovations cannot violate the phonotactic rules,which license all the possible syllables;innovations of the writing system cannot violate the principles of character for mation,on the basis of which all the new characters are made. Language innovations can only take place in the gaps generated by various rules and principles,hence are regulated,limited and predictable.