It分裂构式的限定和谓项用法及其历时演变对比  

Definite “it”Cleft Construction and Predicate Usage and Diachronic Evolution

作　　者：张翼 ZHANG Yi(Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058,China)

机构地区：[1]浙江大学外语学院,浙江杭州310058

出　　处：《哈尔滨学院学报》2018年第11期96-99,共4页Journal of Harbin University

摘　　要：文章根据语言变异和演化的相关理论,利用英语历时语料库,考察it分裂构式的两种变体,限定型it分裂构式和谓项型it分裂构式。随着时间的推移发现:(1) it分裂构式的总体使用频率明显上升;(2)谓项型it分裂构式先于限定型it分裂构式出现,却在两百年的美国英语历史演化中一直以相当低的频率被使用;(3)限定型it分裂构式的焦点成分呈现明显的语义范围主观化的图示化趋势。With related theories of language variation and evolution, two types of variations of it cleft construction are analyzed with the data from English diachronic corpus. It is found that,in terms of definite ＂it＂ cleft construction and predicate ＂it＂ cleft construction, （1） the total frequency of usage is rising up significantly, （2） ＂it＂ cleft construction with predicate comes earlier than definite ＂it＂ cleft construction but it has been low frequently used in the two hundred years history, （3） the focus element of definite cleft construction has the subjective semantic tendency.

关 键 词：语言变异与演化 限定型it分裂构式 谓项型it分裂构式 美国英语 语法化 

分 类 号：H314.3[语言文字—英语]