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Studies On Chinese Modality Adverbs Denoting "Epiphany"

Posted on:2013-02-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J W NieFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330371490015Subject:Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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The adverb is a class of adverbs in versatile and complex meaning.Such adverbs compared with othertypes of adverbs in the syntactic distribution, mix and match the semantics of expression, has its owncharacteristics. The same time, the adverb as one of the emotions and the means of daily communication isessential, therefore it is necessary to carry out corpus-based study and analysis of the adverb. Selected theepiphany adverbs as the object of study, and its detailed study and analysis of four aspects.The first part of the semantic analysis of the epiphany adverbs. First, we combine specific listen, toanalyze all the insight adverbs, pointing out that the respective semantic features, and then use the functionsyntax and semantics of the theory, summarized their common semanticfeatures [-speculation],[+understand],[+suddenly].The second part of the syntactic analysis of the epiphany adverbs. First of its syntactic distribution tobe examined. First analysisof the the epiphany class adverb in a sentence adverbial, and then examines theepiphany adverbs in the sentence forconnection ingredients.The third part of the epiphany adverbs Pragmatic Analysis. First, generated epiphany justice becausethey proceed from both internal and external aspects of the language system; then epiphany adverbssentence, the final analysis the epiphany adverbs application conditions.The fourth part of the history analysis of the epiphany adverbs. First study the evolution of the ages,the analysis of the virtual mechanism.
Keywords/Search Tags:epiphany, syntax, semantic, grammaticalization
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