英语识别小句中的不确定性特征——基于系统功能语言学的符号视角  

A Semiotic Approach to the Indeterminacy in the Identifying Clause in English

作　　者：黄国文[1] 赵蕊华[1] 

机构地区：[1]中山大学

出　　处：《中国外语》2013年第2期42-49,共8页Foreign Languages in China

基　　金：2010年度教育部人文社会科学研究项目(10YJA740034)的部分成果

摘　　要：Halliday多次提到语法不确定性在语法研究中的重要性。本文在系统功能语言学的框架下,采用系统功能语言学符号视角探讨了识别小句中的歧义和重叠两类不确定特征。本文的结论是,识别小句中的歧义源自识别小句中两组结构功能的不同配置,与参与者角色有关。这类语义上的歧义可以通过语境本地化进行限制,但是不能完全消除。而重叠则源自识别小句中过程的不同体现形式,与过程角色相关。为分辨这类语法形式上的重叠,须将小句中的其他参与者角色以及环境角色同时纳入考虑范围。The nature of indeterminacy in grammar has been emphasized by M.A.K. Halliday and other systemicists. Working within the framework of systemic functional linguistics, the paper explores the two types of indeterminacy （i.e., ambiguity and overlap） in the identifying clause from a semiotic perspective. It is concluded that ambiguity in the identifying clause is closely related to the different distributions of the two sets of structural functions in the identifying clause; it is concerned with participant roles in the clause. To clarify the semantic ambiguity, it is useful to localize the context of situation in the clause. On the other hand, overlap in the identifying clause is indicated by the verb which realizes the process in the clause; it is concerned with the process role. To identify the grammatical overlap, it is necessary to take other elements, such as participants and circumstances, into consideration.

关 键 词：识别小句 不确定性 系统功能语言学 符号视角 

分 类 号：H0-06[语言文字—语言学]