Research on Coordinate-compound Sentences of Xinzhou Proverbs from the Perspective of Syntax and Semantics
Proverbs are a living language that reflects dialect characteristics.Xinzhou proverbs show distinct characteristics in semantic expression and structure.From the perspective of composition,The most part of Xinzhou proverbs is coordinate-compound sentences,which can be further divided into nine subcategories semantically,forming a sequence of"paratactic>comparative>explanatory>posi-tive and negative>micro-continuous>similar=micro-progressive>cumulative=micro-causal".The richness and diversity of this logical and semantic relationship reflects the wisdom of Xinzhou people in recognizing the universal and diverse connections of eve-rything in the world.Syntactically,it shows"the unmarked>the marked","single parataxis>multiple parataxis","double parataxis>multiple parataxis".The marked members show the rules that even makes is more than single makes and so on,which is the result of iconicity,economy,clarity and harmony of language.