外语教学与研究

外语教学与研究 ›› 2014, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 375-388.

• 语言研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

A(n)...of...类延展数量型结构的功能语法分析

于昌利   

  1. 510275 广东省广州市 中山大学外国语学院
  • 出版日期:2014-05-20 发布日期:2014-03-25

A systemic functional study of “a(n)...of...” type of extended numerative structures

YU Changli   

  1. School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • Online:2014-05-20 Published:2014-03-25

被引次数

5

摘要：

根据经验意义结构的差异，可把a(n)...of...结构归为两类：延展数量型结构和定性语结构。基于COCA语料库，本文首先探讨了延展数量型结构体现概念意义的单变元逻辑结构和多变元经验结构潜势，并分析了该结构识解人际意义和组织语篇信息的词汇句法手段。在概念意义结构里延展数量型结构事物语或缺失或与中心语分离，对事物做出限定的数量语、属性语和类别语有时会出现“迁移”现象。人际属性语、词项（组）隐含意义、人称限定词和亵渎语都可完成识解人际意义的功能。A(n)可被视为“小主位”，有标记情况下该词组可以组成一个信息单位，根据调核的不同分配中心语和事物语都可成为信息焦点；经验结构中的“迁移”现象是语篇的信息系统对新信息进行间歇性排列分配的结果。

关键词: 多维功能, 语料库, 延展数量语, 多变元结构

Abstract:

According to its discrepancy in construing experience, “a(n)...of...” type of structures falls into two subtypes: extended numerative structures and qualifier structures. This study, based on the COCA corpus , discusses the univariate logical and multivariate experiential structure potential of extended numerative construct in realizing ideational meaning, and analyzes its lexicogrammatical devices in realizing interpersonal and textural meaning. It reveals that in ideational configurations there may be no “Thing” element. Even if there is, the “Thing” is not conflated with the Head; in experiential structures, epithets and classifiers sometimes can be transferred into extended numerative structures. The structures in concern can realize interpersonal meanings through attitudinal epithets, connotations, deictic expressions, and swearwords. “A(n)” can be treated as the nuclear theme in the structures. In marked case, “a(n)...of...” can be an information unit; Tonicity can be either located on Thing or Head and the Transfer phenomenon is the result of the information allocation in the periodic textural structures.