A-形容词探源及其特点  

A-adiectives: Their Origin and Features

作　　者：曹务堂[1] 

机构地区：[1]山东曲阜师范大学外语系 273165

出　　处：《现代外语》1994年第2期37-41,72,共6页Modern Foreign Languages

摘　　要：在众多的英语形容词中,有一种以a-开头的形容词,语法学家(如Quirk等人)把它们称作“a-形容词”(a-adjectives)。a-形容词与众不同,因为大多数形容词既可作定语又可作表语,而a-形容词却一般只能作表语。This paper deals with the origin and formation of a-adjectives as well as their features in grammatical functions and structure. The criteria of distinguishing a-adjectives from a-adverbs are also explored by the author.

关 键 词：形容词 英语语法 开头的词 句法功能 前置词 表语 修饰语 语法学家 《英汉大词典》 《新英汉词典》 

分 类 号：H314[语言文字—英语]