The Syntactic And Semantic Interpretation Of "Yi (one) + Classifier + Noun" Construction In Chinese

The paper mainly examines the semantics and syntax of"yi + classifier + noun"construction in Chinese, including its reference, and the semantic properties of"yi + classifier + noun"construction co-occurring with"you"(existence) and"dou"(all) respectively. It has also carried out the experiments on Thai students'acquisition of"one + classifier + noun"construction in Chinese.The thesis consists of six parts. The first part is the introduction, including a brief illustration of the dissertation's major viewpoints and theoretical backgrounds.Chapter One is mainly about the properties of"yi"and"yi + classifier + noun"construction in Chinese, including the categorization of numerals, the properties of"yi", and the characteristics of"yi + classifier + noun"construction in Chinese. It focuses on the characteristics of"yi + classifier + noun"constructions, including the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic characteristics.Chapter Two provides the semantic analysis of"yi + classifier + noun"construction in Chinese. It mainly introduces the reference and the semantic properties of"yi + classifier + noun"construction in Chinese. A few groups of concepts about the reference of"yi + classifier + noun"construction have been distinguished, including the referential use and non-referential use, the generic use and individual use, and the specific use and non-specific use.Chapter Three mainly concerns the properties when"yi + classifier + noun"construction co-occurs with"you"(existence) and"dou"(all) respectively. It is noticed that there are syntactic constraints for"yi + classifier + noun"construction co-occurring with"you"(existence) or"dou"(all).Chapter Four exclusively discusses the empirical studies, aiming at providing some evidence about Thai students'acquisition of"yi + classifier + noun"construction in Chinese. The results showed that it is very difficult for Thai students to judge whether sentences with"yi + classifier + noun"constructions co-occurring with"dou(all)"are grammatical or not. Two teaching methods are suggested. One is the form-focused instruction, and the other is the Communicative Language Teaching.The concluding part consists of three parts, the major original achievements of this study, the problems unresolved hitherto, and the prospect of further exploration.