The Subjectivization Of "Kan" And Its Revelation On Teaching Chinese As A Second Language

Subjectivization is very common and important phenomenon in Chinese language.〝Kan〞is a typical manifestation of subjectivization because it developed from themeaning of〝look far into the distance〞to the meaning of〝speculation〞. Studyingsubjectivization includes not only something about Language Structure and development,but also a wide range of content, such as syntax, modality, discourse markers semanticand pragmatic. Therefore, the study of subjectivization has a great significance and valueon comprehensive grasp of language and truly achiving communicative function oflanguage.It is the real exit difficulty of teaching Chinese as a second language that masteringmodern Chinese function words and the meaning of the specific structure of Chinese.Understanding words and phrases not only stands for knowing the common meaning ofthem, but also stands for understanding the the speaker’s emotions, attitudes andpsychological feelings which contained in the words and sentences. It is hard indeed forforeign students to figure out the context information and the deep implication of thespeaker. Researching subjective verbs like "Kan", just provides a theoretical basis andreference for the teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language design, especially forarranging the acquisition order for the meanings of function words, sentence selection,scenario design, and the presentation methods.This article, taking "Kan" for example, explores the way of analyzingsubjectivization by the means of combinating synchronic and diachronic, micro andmacro. Besides, this article aims for providing some suggestions on teaching Chinese asa second language practice.