Research on the Constructional Meaning and Generation Mechanism of "V What V"in Bozhou Dialect
"V what V"in Bozhou dialect is equivalent to "V what V"in Mandarin,and is one of the commonly used constructions in modern Chinese to express negative attitudes.On the basis of analyzing the structural charac-teristics and pragmatic functions of "V what V",this study focused is on analyzing the structural meaning and for-mation mechanism of "V what V".By combining the suppressive effect of the overall structure on the structural components with the positive contribution of the components to the overall structure,a research approach and meth-od were employed to investigate the structural components and the formation mechanism of the structural meaning of the structure.It was found that "V what V"is formed by"V what"structure and the "V⋯"structure together."V what V"is mainly used to express negation and dissuasion of others'views or actions,with a parallel interaction of subjectification and grammaticalization of the structure.