Chapter 4. Windows of attention and the polysemy of V-kai
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Liansheng Wang
摘要
This paper analyses the polysemy of the structure of V-kai based on windows of attention and finds that it has three different meanings, including result, result and direction, condition, which respectively include some different subordinate meanings. It is the result of different patterns of path windowing. Specifically, result is the result of final path windowing. Result and direction is the result of medial and final path windowing. Condition is the result of initial and medial path windowing. Making use of mechanism of analogy, metaphor and metonymy, they produce some different subordinate meanings. Because of economy principle of language, it is necessary for the language construction to change from expressing one meaning to expressing more, leading to the increase of semantic capacity.
摘要
This paper analyses the polysemy of the structure of V-kai based on windows of attention and finds that it has three different meanings, including result, result and direction, condition, which respectively include some different subordinate meanings. It is the result of different patterns of path windowing. Specifically, result is the result of final path windowing. Result and direction is the result of medial and final path windowing. Condition is the result of initial and medial path windowing. Making use of mechanism of analogy, metaphor and metonymy, they produce some different subordinate meanings. Because of economy principle of language, it is necessary for the language construction to change from expressing one meaning to expressing more, leading to the increase of semantic capacity.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Chapter 1. Researching the Chinese language and discourse 1
- Chapter 2. The distribution of null subjects in Chinese discourse 11
- Chapter 3. Conversational narrative marker 37
- Chapter 4. Windows of attention and the polysemy of V-kai 59
- Chapter 5. The acceptability of 把 ba +subject-oriented resultatives in Mandarin Chinese 73
- Chapter 6. Gender representation in Chinese language 101
- Chapter 7. Understanding stancetaking through gestures and linguistic practices in a public political debate in Hong Kong 119
- Chapter 8. Representations of Pinkunsheng in China’s university media 147
- Chapter 9. Language resources of Yunnan in “the Belt and Road” project 167
- Chapter 10. Impact of power relations on news translation in China 177
- Chapter 11. Translating puns in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 195
- Chapter 12. Translation and re-narration of Nainai 219
- Name index 229
- Subject index 231
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Chapter 1. Researching the Chinese language and discourse 1
- Chapter 2. The distribution of null subjects in Chinese discourse 11
- Chapter 3. Conversational narrative marker 37
- Chapter 4. Windows of attention and the polysemy of V-kai 59
- Chapter 5. The acceptability of 把 ba +subject-oriented resultatives in Mandarin Chinese 73
- Chapter 6. Gender representation in Chinese language 101
- Chapter 7. Understanding stancetaking through gestures and linguistic practices in a public political debate in Hong Kong 119
- Chapter 8. Representations of Pinkunsheng in China’s university media 147
- Chapter 9. Language resources of Yunnan in “the Belt and Road” project 167
- Chapter 10. Impact of power relations on news translation in China 177
- Chapter 11. Translating puns in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 195
- Chapter 12. Translation and re-narration of Nainai 219
- Name index 229
- Subject index 231
