Comparative Study On The Structures "hen+X" And "X+de Hen"

This thesis makes a comparison between the structures "hen+X" and "X+de hen" from the perspective of syntax semantics and pragmatic.As to structure type,the expression of "hen+X" is more complicated than that of "X+de hen".The "X" that could fall into these two structures are: adjective(A),verb and verb phrase(VP),noun(N).Viewing the syntactic function,it could be seen that "hen+ X" could serve as predicate,attribute,adverbial modifier and complement;but "X+de hen" could only serve as predicate.In both the two structures,"hen" is next to the qualified word.The structure of "hen+X" could be extended but the other one could not.To inspect from the perspective of semantics,the "hen" of "hen+X"could express the non-degree meaning as well as the degree meaning.When it indicates the degree,the degree meaning is weakened;and when it does not express the meaning of degree,the function of "hen" is:to make the sentence complete,to cancel the meaning of comparing,and to coordinate the rhythm.The "hen" of "X+de hen" only expresses the meaning of high degree.As to the pragmatic value,"hen+X" embodies distinguishing feature of the grammar of Chinese,that is,the meaning of degree is expressed by adding adverbs instead of inflection."X+de hen" embodies the feature of Chinese that change in word order could bring the change of grammatical meaning.