On the Formation Mechanism of"N de V"Construction in the Framework of Grammatical Metonymy
The Chinese construction"N de V'is one of the hot topics in academic research.From the perspective of grammatical metonymy,this paper constructs the theoretical analysis framework of"N de V",and probes into its formation mechanism,based on authentical data from CCL.It is argued that V enters the niche of the head of"N de N'"construction and is coerced by its meaning,transferring from its source concept of action to its target concept of event through metonymy.The conceptual metonymy of"N de V"triggers the changes of its grammatical structure,which is reflected in the recategorization of V and the choice of the predicate of a sentence in which"N de V"serves as the subject or the object.The grammatical structure of"N de V"has a restrictive effect on its conceptual metonymy,which is reflected in its semantic referentiality and the semantic relevance of N and V.The context plays a regulatory role in the two-way interaction between the conceptual metonymy of"N de V"construction and its grammatical structure,which is reflected in the premising condition of monosyllable verbs entering this construction and the elimination of its meaning ambiguity.
N de Vgrammatical metonymyformation mechanismcognition
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