Differences Between Homographic Patterns of the Construction of"Gai XX"
The lack of morphological changes in modern Chinese result in a lot of homographic constructions whose typical representative is the construction of"gai XX".Based on the cognitive grammar analysis of construction,this construction can be divided into homographic type A and type B.Syntactically,type A and type B have obvious differences in the adverbials to be added,the objects followed and serving as an attributives or adverbial.Semantically,type A usually refers to something particular or general,whereas type B refers to all or something specific.In terms of pragmatic function,type A is euphemistic and polite,whereas type B is tough and compulsory.This construction is formed because of the diversity of the component X,the economic principle of language,and construction coercion.The clarity of differences between and reasons for the two types of the construction of"gai XX"is of significance of verbal communication and Chinese teaching.
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