A Study On The Fixed Phrase "No X No Y"

In the modern Chinese, "Wu X Wu Y" is a quasi-set phrase which has a high frequency of use, it is composed of constant "Wu" plus variable "X" and " Y".In the sentence, "Wu X Wu Y " can act as a variety of syntactic components,the integration degree exists high and low points.In the term of internal composition,constant "Wu" is a verb,its meaning is "no",but variable quantities "X" and "Y" are more complex. First the combinations of "X" and "Y" ’s syllable number have five cases, and general situation is that the syllable number of "X" is more than that of "Y".Second in the aspect of the word class of "X" and "Y", the part of speech of "X" and "Y" can be the same or different, the former situation accounts for majority. Third, in the terms of the sequence of "X" and "Y", them need to follow time sequence、important-secondary sequence、positive and negative sequence of cognition as well as prosodic order. According to Prosodic word formation, three composition modes of "Wu X Wu Y" are distinguished:combination type、removing-filling type and variable type.In the terms of syntactic function, "Wu X Wu Y" mainly acts predicate, in addition, it also can act as attributive、adverbial、complement and other syntactic components.In the terms of semantics, first "X" and "Y" are classified into the noun、verb and adjective to be researched, the nominal "X" and "Y" have three cases:close、similar and opposite, the verb and adjective "X" and "Y" have two cases:close and opposite, then inspecting the format meaning of "Wu X Wu Y", "Wu X Wu Y" can express positive and negative meaning, the negative " Wu X Wu Y" has four situations:neither X nor Y、"Wu" denies the members that belong to the semantic field of "X" and "Y"、the deepening of the format meaning and no matter.Studying "Wu X Wu Y" in the angle of conceptual integration.To begin with, proposing the standards of "Wu X Wu Y" integration level, the criteria of internal format are the meaning of "wu" and the attribute of "X" and "Y"; the criteria of external format are the form feature and syntactic function of "Wu X Wu Y", afterward, according to the above standards, " Wu X Wu Y" is divided into four levels:Level A:Low integration degree、 Level B:Secondary low integration degree、Level C:Secondary high integration degree、 Level D:High integration degree.