概念语义学视角下的形容词谓语自足性  

A conceptual semantics perspective on(in) completenss of adjectival predication

作　　者：庞加光[1] 

机构地区：[1]西安交通大学外国语学院,710049

出　　处：《现代外语》2015年第3期293-302,437,共10页Modern Foreign Languages

基　　金：教育部人文社会科学研究青年基金项目“名词性谓语句的认知研究”(11YJC740080);西安交通大学基本科研业务费专项科研项目“数据驱动下的新创构式演化研究”(SK2014036)的部分成果

摘　　要：在概念语义学的视角下,汉语形容词做谓语是否自足取决于其显影程度区间是否被锚定,即通过规定区间位置或为程度参照赋值而使相关程度区间摆脱不确定性。这是形容词作为方位性概念的必然要求,和语言的模糊性或两可无关。性质形容词做谓语不自足,原因是其程度参照未被赋值,不同补救手段的目的是设置该参照为基准值、语境程度值或零值。状态形容词自身具有对程度区间的位置规定,吻合锚定假设,因而可自由做谓语。From the perspective of conceptual semantics, this paper proposes that the completeness of adjectival predication hinges on the profiled degree designated by the anchoring of adjectives on the basis of its locational specification or reference value assignment. It is further argued that this is obligatorily required for adjectives to be locational conceptualization and hence has nothing to do with linguistic vagueness or ambiguity. The incompleteness of qualitative adjectival predication, on the other hand, originates from unassigned scalar reference. Conceptually, different salvage devices can trigger different value assignments for this scalar reference, i.e., norm value, context-sensitive value or zero value. Unlike qualitative adjective, the semantics of descriptive adjective specifies the location of its profiled degree and thus can act as predicate without the presence of salvage devices.

关 键 词：形容词谓语 概念语义学 锚定 方位性 

分 类 号：H030[语言文字—语言学]