International Journal of Chinese Linguistics - Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023

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In this study, I first provide an in-depth study on the TSM ho-V construction with a monosyllabic V, especially on the morpho-syntactic function and the degree-introducing function of the morpheme ho ‘hoVD’. Then, based on Liu’s (2020) study on the TSM u-V construction, I comprehensively compare these two constructions, which reaches two major points. First, the ho-V sequence and the u-V sequence are intransitive compound verb. The V that u ‘uVD’ merges with can be a lexical verb or an aspectual verb; however, the V that ho ‘hoVD’ merges with must be a lexical verb. When forming a compound verb with a lexical verb, u ‘uVD’ has the same morpho-syntactic function as ho ‘hoVD’. Second, these two morphemes differ in how to introduce the degree meaning for their corresponding construction. Namely, the dimension of measurement carried by the measure function introduced by u ‘uVD’ is determined by what is measured; however, the morpheme ho ‘hoVD’ intrinsically carries a dimension of measurement. Depending on what the morpheme ho ‘hoVD’ modifies is the entity denoted by the subject in question or the eventuality argument of V, the dimension of measurement carried by it can be interpreted as ‘be good for one to V’ or ‘it is easy for one to V’.

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This paper aims to examine the problem of universal metrics developed with English sonnets by analyzing meter in Japanese haiku and Chinese recent-style verse.1 Following Martin (2007), In this study, a haiku is defined as a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three lines, typically with seventeen metrical units per verse arranged in a pattern of five, seven, and five units per line. The data reveals that a system with metrical prominence cannot be applied to Chinese and Japanese metrical verse since linguistic prominence is missing in both languages. The only common feature shared among the metrical systems of the three languages is the existence of a contrast between two types of syllables that belong to opposite classes. However, this contrast only applies in limited situations in the Japanese case. Lastly, instead of a universal metrical structure, the data suggests that the metrical structure in the three languages should be distinguished.

摘要

汉语形容词并列短语中可用的关联词有很多，如“而”“又”“和”“又…又…”等等，讲话人何时且为何选择某种关联词就成了一大问题。本研究意在总结限制关联词选择的相关因素，并分析它们的影响力大小。基于900条取自北京大学语料库的相关语料，本文选定前人提出的7个限制因素为自变量，6个最常用的关联词为因变量，建立多项式逻辑回归模型，发现形容词并列短语对于关联词的选择是多因素共同作用的结果，总结出了6个限制关联词选择的自变量，按次序分别是：句法位置、音节数量、语义关系、修饰成分、语体、并列项数量，其中“句法位置”和“音节数量”的作用最大。

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