从汉语语序看汉语的强空间性特质

On Chinese Trait of Pro-spatiality from the Perspective of Chinese Word Order

以“英汉时空性差异论”为理论框架,从词汇、短语、句子、篇章等多重视角,综合考察空间顺序原则对汉语语序的适用性,试图发现其主导性空间顺序,并揭示其内在缘由。研究发现,汉语语序倾向于空间顺序原则,偏好“空间范围大小律”,体现出强空间性特质。汉语语序分布特点主要缘于汉语的背景前置性倾向,而这一认知方式根源于汉民族的强空间性思维特性。

Based on the theory of the pro-temporality in English and the pro-spatiality in Chinese,this paper makes a comprehensive study on the applicability of the principle of spatial sequence to Chinese word order from multiple perspectives such as word,phrase,sentence and context with the attempt to find the dominant principle of spatial sequence in Chinese and conclude with a cognitive interpretation.It is found that Chinese word order prefers the principle of spatial sequence with the range of space from large to small,which shows the trait of pro-spatiality in Chinese.These findings in question are motivated by the Chinese cognitive mode of ground-preference,which in essence results from the strong spatial way of thinking by Chinese speakers.