《英语介词》述介

A Review of English Prepositions

此述介的对象是R.M.W.Dixon撰写的《英语介词》,包含引言、内容介绍、核心观点和简评。该书对英语介词的意义进行细致的描写,从其基本意义到延伸意义,填补了以往对介词语义研究的空白。同时,该书的研究框架极具类型学意义,在其研究框架下,研究者可以透彻研究具体语言的介词系统及介词语义编码方式,进而考察不同的语言类型。

The paper functions as a book review on English Prepositions written by R.M.W.Dixon,including an introduction,a summary of its contents,key viewpoints,and a critical evaluation.The book provides a detailed description of the meanings of English prepositions,covering both their core and extended meanings,filling a gap in the previous semantic researches on prepositions.In addition,the framework holds significant typological relevance,allowing for an in-depth study of the grammatical systems and semantic encodings of prepositions in specific languages,thereby facilitating the typological investigation of different languages in the world.