“左移”:语言主观化理论的新进展

Leftward Movement:New Development in Linguistic Subjectification

文章阐述了语言主观化理论的最新进展--"左移",指出主观化成分强烈地表现为"左移",体现了句法上的"语义靠近"原则和认知表达上的"先来后到"原则的和谐,该现象具有跨语言的强势表现。"左移"的主观化成分在语义上比较虚灵,同时伴随着定指性的提高。该理论可以对传统的一些语法现象给出系统的解释。

Leftward Movement is a newly developed hypothesis in linguistic subjectification theory.It points out that a subjectified element shows a strong syntactic tendency to move leftward,a mechanism of harmony between Semantic Adjacency Rule and First Come First Serve Principle.The leftward-moved elements are semantically more bleached and definite.Leftward Movement can give a systematic explanation to some traditional grammatical phenomena.