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On Cognitive Operation and Semantics of Complex Event Construction “V+cheng(成)”

  • The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
  • Abbr : JSLCKC
  • 2012, (30), pp.103-121
  • DOI : 10.16874/jslckc.2012..30.004
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Published : October 31, 2012

맹염화 1

1中国北京语言大学

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ABSTRACT

On the framework of event integration theory(Talmy 2000) and aspect shifting theory(Pustejovsky 1991), the article analyzes the cognitive operation and semantic meaning of complex event construction “V+cheng(成)”. It is proposed that semantically the main verbs in the construction express either “activity”, or “achievement”, or “state” in Vendler’s (1957) system, and the whole construction render “accomplishment” events. In cognition, this construction represents event integration and semantic blending of two causally related simple events. They are realized as a grammatical integration on the language surface, that is, “V+cheng(成)” construction. These properties are specific for a language like Chinese as they are not observed in languages like English or French. The semantic meanings of the construction are also analyzed, which are: caused to be transformed, caused to be presented and caused to be existence, and the first one is its basic meaning, while the last one is its typical meaning.

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