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Research On the new Subjective Maximum Construction “A2 de bu Xiang Hua”: Also on the quasi-degree adverbalization of “bu xiang hua”

  • Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
  • 2023, (93), pp.201-226
  • DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..93.202308.201
  • Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Received : July 10, 2023
  • Accepted : August 10, 2023
  • Published : August 30, 2023

Hu Ting 1

1四川大学文学与新闻学院

Accredited

ABSTRACT

“A2 de(得) bu xiang hua(不像话)” is an emerging high-frequency construction in modern Chinese. It expresses that the cognitive stress subject makes a subjective maximum evaluation that a trait of a subject in line with and far beyond their own psychological expectations.​ Variable “A2” of the construction is mainly monosyllabic and disyllabic positive adjectives. This construction mainly as a predicate or a separate sentence is a typical declarative construction. Most constructive use cases have positive evaluation semantics. This construction is a rhetorical construction formed by the grammatical construction “V1 de(得) bu xiang hua(不像话)” through multiple interactions.​ At the same time, it is accompanied by the quasi-degree adverbization of “bu xiang hua(不像话)”.​ In addition, the article also discusses the similarities and differences between “A de(得) bu xiang hua(不像话)” and “A dao(到) bu xiang hua (不像话)”.

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