动词隐喻义位的组合形式性能

动词隐喻语义衍生会产生大量新的义位,由于动词语义决定着其句法表现,进入到语言运作过程中,这些衍生而来的不同语义会有形式句法上的规律性映射,由此形成动词隐喻义位相应不同的组合形式性能。该句法组合性能差异有多方面内容和表现,本文将主要从题元语义功能和动词兼容共现特征这两个方面,对动词隐喻的多义义位所涉及的组合形式表征展开讨论。相关研究将充分展现动词题元特性和句法扩展方式、扩展性形式检测语在其语义区分、语义描写中的特殊作用和价值,印证动词隐喻义变所蕴含的形式、语义内在机制,从词汇、认知、形式的互动互释层面促进动词多义及其语义句法问题的探讨,同时其分析思路和理论方法、原则有益于系统化、层级化地开展动词规律性多义的精细化语义分析。

On the priority of salient meanings in English idioms understanding

Giora proposed that general principle of salience： salient comprehension of figurative and meanings are processed first and literal language be governed by a more meaning salience determines the type of processing invoked. According to the Graded Salience Hypothesis, processing familiar metaphors should involve the activation of both their metaphoric and literal meanings, regardless of the type of context in which they are embedded. Processing less familiar metaphors should activate the literal meaning in both types of contexts; however, in the literally biased context, it should be the only one activated. Processing familiar idioms in context biased towards the idiomatic meaning should evoke their figurative meaning almost exclusively, because their figurative meaning is much more salient than their literal meaning. However, processing less familiar idioms in an idiomatic context should activate both their literal and idiomatic meanings because both meanings enjoy similar salience status.

动词多义义位的组合特征分析

动词多义是自然语言中极为普遍、典型的词汇语义和认知语义现象。本文以认知语义衍生的动词多义性为分析焦点,对动词隐喻所产生的多义义位即动词隐喻义位进行研究。具体分析中,我们侧重于动词隐喻义位相关的形式组合特征、性能的分析,将主要从动词配价(题元)结构、题元次语义属性方面,对动词隐喻认知多义义位在组合形式层面的表现展开讨论,同时也从多义义位的句法行为和界面特征视角考察动词多义背后丰富的语义功能表征,借此拓宽词汇语义的理论分析视野,深化动词多义问题的分析,推动动词多义性的语义句法探索。相关研究将有助于在组合特征这一句法分析层面上促进系统化、规律性地开展动词多义现象的精细化语义研究。