A Study of Three Variants of Gerund Construction from the Contrastive Perspective of Social and Natural Academic Abstracts on Construction Grammar Theory

English gerund construction is a system composed of 3 variants, including "Gerund + Φ", "Gerund + of + NP", and "Gerund + NP". The noun and verb attributes of the 3 variants are recursive, and in theory their frequencies vary regularly in different styles. An abstract is placed before the beginning of an academic papers, which has the basic characteristics of conciseness and generalization, and has special requirements for the use of gerunds. The purpose of this study was to empirically explore the system of gerund construction in abstracts of natural science and social science papers, and to specifically explore the inherent characteristics of noun and verb properties of the 3 variants. For this purpose, two corpora were constructed, one is about abstracts of natural science papers, and the other is about abstracts of social science papers. Finally, the results of chi-square test showed that there was no significant difference in the frequencies of the 3 variants in the abstracts of natural science and social science papers, and the two corpora can be studied as a whole. In the combined corpus, there were significant differences in the frequencies of the 3 gerund variants. The frequencies of these 3 variants and their gerund properties showed a recursive change.

Construction Grammar and Its Implications for Second Language Acquisition

Construction grammar attempts to reveal the nature, structure, and functions of language. As a theoretical system of language based on cognitive linguistics, construction grammar is a reaction and thus a contrast to the traditional generative grammar. This paper tries to outline the major propositions of construction grammar and construction theory, analyses the significance of constructions and their relations to second language acquisition （SLA） and the routes of construction acquisition in SLA, plus the orientations in research on the relations between construction acquisition and SLA.

Clarifying Some Issues in Construction Grammar Studies

“Form-meaning pair”is not a distinctive feature of constructions,but a universal feature of all things.A construction must be a structure.Morphemes are the smallest sound-meaning assemblies,but they only represent a symbolic relationship which has no internal structure;thus,they are not constructions.In addition,if morphemes are also treated as constructions,there is a problem of“heterogeneity”in understanding the“form”of constructions.As to the rising“constructionist”and the traditional“atomist”dichotomy,we feel the“constructionist”approach complies better with the actual linguistic life.Construction Grammar leads people to pay close attention to the integrity of constructions and the cognitive mechanisms behind linguistic facts.Therefore,it is of great value both theoretically and practically.However,since Construction Grammar has not yet displayed a distinct value in terms of methodology,we must be careful not to overrate it or overestimate it.

Trend Analysis of the Research on Construction Grammar in CSSCI Journals from 2010 to 2020

This study aims at analyzing the tendency and change in the research on construction grammar from 2010 to 2020.Descriptively,this study includes the publication year,research topic,research direction,research content,and the research methods.Twenty-four CSSCI journals were selected as the research samples using the keyword–“Construction Grammar.”The research topics mainly include Chinese construction research,foreign language construction research,and comparative studies on Chinese and other language constructions.The results showed that there are many Chinese construction research,but the other two research topics still require improvement.Ontology research was the main focus;acquisition research and teaching research are worthy for further exploration.Case studies and theoretical studies were the most concerned contents,whereas studies on language acquisition,pedagogy,and corpus construction were feeble.Qualitative description and theoretical review were the most popular methods,while empirical,quantitative,and diachronic analyses were less frequently used.After analyzing the trends,it has been predicted that the research on construction grammar would continue to heat up in the future,and there would be more research directions and contents along with diversified research methods.

A Study of English Grammar Teaching Based on Construction Grammar

In China, grammar teaching is an important part of foreign language teaching. However, traditional grammar teaching lays much emphasis on the explanation and acquisition of grammar rules, neglecting the function of grammatical forms on the expression of semantic meanings and the connection between forms and senses.Construction Grammar(CG) is a hot point in language and language teaching in recent years. It stresses the pairing of form and function and sense, and pays attention to viewpoint of constructional acquisition in terms of construction. We deepen the understanding of grammatical attributes based on these ideas, which open a new area for English grammar teaching. The author is to explore teaching contents and methods of English grammar based on CG. Thus, it will provide a new perspective for English grammar teaching.

构造语法理论关于construction定义问题研究

构造语法理论把construction(构造)定义为任何形式和意义的结合体。这一定义既打破了其他语言学派的有关定义,也与经典的认知语言学的有关定义不相符。本文指出,构造语法的这一定义方式不仅无助于提高理论价值,而且还掩盖了两类本质很不一样的语言单位,因此会对语言分析带来消极的影响。

Cognitive Linguistics and the Teaching of Grammar

This article introduces some of the main themes in CL, with special focus on the role of constructions and idioms, and the way in which constructions and idioms are motivated. It is argued that a language can, in fact, be regarded as a very large set of idioms and constructions. This view contrasts with the more traditional view, that a language can be analyzed as a dictionary and a grammar . Some conclusions are drawn for foreign language pedagogy, and for the design of learning aids for language students.

Language Transfer Evidence in the Acquisition of Double Object Construction by Chinese EFL Learners

Based on the theory of language transfer in second language acquisition, this study explored the dynamic acquisition of English double object construction by Chinese EFL learners through comparative analysis. Altogether 120 subjects participated in this experiment and were required to take the proofreading exercise in limited time. The experimental results showed that Chinese EFL learners at different levels of proficiency acquired the core subclass of double object construction better than peripheral ones;meanwhile, learners at higher levels of proficiency outperformed those at lower levels, especially in the peripheral types. Relevant theoretical interpretations were given thereafter to the above research findings, with the hope to shed some light on the learning of double object construction by Chinese EFL learners.

A Study of English Ditransitive Construction and Its Enlightments on SLA

English ditransitive construction is a significant component of Goldberg's construction grammar which is based on cognitive linguistics. It aims to enlighten teachers and learners of SLA. It presents backgrounds and the basic concepts of Goldberg's construction grammar, depicts what English ditransitive construction is and its semantic constraints, and refers to enlightments of English ditransitive construction on SLA from four perspectives.

Retrospect of Ditransitive Construction

Only with the predecessors’researches as our foundation is it possible to carry out a further study of Ditransitive Con-struction(DC).The research of DC has gone through various linguistic stages,from the traditional grammar to the Structuralism,from Structuralism to Generative grammar,from Generative grammar to Valence grammar,and from valence grammar to Construc-tion grammar;and in every linguistic stage the scholars have made their own great findings and points on DC.Therefore,whether itis CDC(here the first C is for Chinese)or EDC(E for English),a review of the study of DC both at home and abroad is absolutelyindispensable.

A Comparative Study on the Acquisition of English Middle Construction between Chinese English Majors and Non-English Majors

Since the Keyser and Roeper,English middle construction(EMC)has attracted the linguists successfully with its complex syntactic and semantic features.The essential feature of EMC is active in syntactic form and passive in semantic meaning.Semantically,EMC is characterized by non-eventivity,genericity,agentivity and modality.Syntactically,the argument of EMC sentence is the internal argument of the verb,and the verb usually takes the modifier of an adverb or modal verb.Due to the complexity of EMC,many English learners encounter some difficulties in learning the second language.Based on Construction Grammar,this paper mainly investigates the following questions:first,is the learners’acquisition on EMC related to their English proficiency?Second,for typical and untypical EMC,which one is more difficult for them to learn?According to the research objectives,the research finally selects 32 valid papers and divides the subjects into advanced and elementary groups according to their scores in CET-6 and TEM-8,and R Studio is adopted to analyze their acquisition of EMC.The research results show that:first,the learners’acquisition on EMC is related to their English proficiency.Second,for typical and untypical EMC,both of them acquire typical EMC better than the untypical one,so the typical EMC is more difficult for the them to learn.

现代汉语隐性否定研究综述

隐性否定以“无显性否定形式”和“具有否定意义”为条件,学界大体从概念界定、表达形式、语用功能以及新理论视角等方面对隐性否定加以研究。对目前的隐性否定研究成果进行梳理和总结,以求明确学界在隐性否定研究领域的现状和不足,从而确定接下来的研究方向和目标。

平行构式的存在理据:对话句法+认知构式语法的视角

本文从对话句法和认知构式语法的视角,把平行结构视作一种构式-平行构式,并从构式的定义、场景编码假设、语言的体认性、平行构式对于组成词汇的压制等方面,进一步论证了平行构式存在的理据。平行构式能够改变其中词汇的读音、词性、意义,引起词义的转换,并可能产生新词。对于平行构式的研究有助于我们理解小句层级之上语篇的句法结构,有助于把构式的概念真正扩展到语篇的层面和语言之外的模态,有助于将构式语法应用到语篇层面的分析和多模态话语分析。

LR(K) Parser Construction Using Bottom-up Formal Analysis

Design and construction of an error-free compiler is a difficult and challenging process. The main functionality of a compiler is to translate a source code to an executable machine code correctly and efficiently. In formal verification of software, semantics of a language has more meanings than the syntax. It means source program verification does not give guarantee the generated code is correct. This is because the compiler may lead to an incorrect target program due to bugs in itself. It means verification of a compiler is much more important than verification of a source program. In this paper, we present a new approach by linking context-free grammar and Z notation to construct LR(K) parser. This has several advantages because correctness of the compiler depends on describing rules that must be written in formal languages. First, we have defined grammar then language derivation procedure is given using right-most derivations. Verification of a given language is done by recursive procedures based on the words. Ambiguity of a language is checked and verified. The specification is analyzed and validated using Z/Eves tool. Formal proofs are presented using powerful techniques of reduction and rewriting available in Z/Eves.

汉语连动构式建构机制及英译策略研究

汉语连动构式是包含两个(或以上)动词结构无连接词连用的特殊汉语句式,也是一种典型的构式。以构式语法理论为理论研究框架,重新探讨了汉语连动构式的句法语义特征、构式义及其形成机制,并联系构式义提出汉语连动构式的英译策略,认为汉语连动构式的构式义可以概括为“具有先后性即时义(sequential immediacy)的子事件接序发生(V_(1)+...+V_(n)[+有界])”。

视觉语法视角下洛阳博物馆身份建构研究--以洛阳博物馆宣传片为例

博物馆宣传片作为博物馆在线宣传的窗口备受广大游客关注。基于视觉语法,采用ELAN6.5对洛阳博物馆官方发布的宣传片从模态组合建构视频语篇意义角度出发分析其所建构的多重身份,并尝试建立视觉语法视角下博物馆身份建构的研究框架。研究发现,洛博宣传片通过三种功能意义实现博物馆身份建构,即叙述再现建构历史传承者身份,互动行为建构文化传播者身份,构图要素建构赋能未来者身份。基于该框架展示洛阳博物馆身份建构过程,也可以为其他博物馆身份建构以及宣传提供借鉴与参考。

构式语法应用于外语教学的理念、原则和方法

不同于传统研究立足词汇和语法规则的外语教学思路,构式语法把构式视为语言的基本单位,改变了人们对语言及语言知识的认识,这为语言教学理念的革新、教学原则的制定以及教学方法的突破提供了契机。构式语法秉持的理念、原则和研究方法与外语教学的深入融合,催生了外语教学的三大理念、六个原则和三种教学方法。其中三个理念为六个原则提供理论指引,两者又共同外化为具体的教学方法。构式语法在外语教学领域的深入开展不仅拓宽了构式语法的研究视野,也彰显了该理论的实践价值。

基于用法的构式语法下英语语法研究新进展--《构式语法:英语的结构》评介

Hoffmann的《构式语法:英语的结构》(2022)一书运用基于用法的构式语法方法,对英语语法进行了详细描述和充分解释,体现了学术研究的新前沿。该书内容涵盖了英语语法分析的各个层面,从构词法和屈折形态到短语,再到小句和各种信息结构。它还概述了如何运用构式语法来解释英语习得、语言变异和演化。此外,它对构式语法各主要流派的异同进行了深入的比较,提倡“句法分析的构式方法”,并进行了前瞻性的总结。

“X不了一点”的构式解析及机制动因探索

“X不了一点”是一种新兴的口语表达,该构式由变项“X”和常项“不了+一点”组成。根据构式语法和语法化相关理论,能进入该构式的变项“X”的词性分布呈现动词为主,形容词次要,兼及名词的特点;在变项与常项进行构件组合的过程中,呈现出复杂的语义内涵及语义特征差异;该构式具有凸显主观评价态度的语用功能,其形成机制和动因可以归纳为构式压制、主观性和互动主观性、语言特区和语境吸收、高频率使用等核心要素。

构式语法框架下清涧方言“圪AA的”状态形容词研究

陕北晋语清涧方言中“圪AA的”状态形容词有180多个且在日常生活中使用频繁,按照构式语法属于四字格构式。形态上,该构式中A可以是形容词、动词和拟声词。“圪AA的”表达式一部分是通过其对应的“A”式“圪A”式、“AA的”式经重叠、加缀等形态变化生成,一部分是通过给“圪AA的”构式填充A后再将其重叠的结果。句法上,该构式可以在句中作谓语、定语、补语和状语,不受单音节否定词修饰,但可以用在“不/没说”含有对比的否定句中。该构式的基本义为描绘性,其语义和语用内涵包括“极致性”语义量值、“消极/负面性”立场态度偏向和“口语性”语体色彩。