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On "You Shi A You Shi B" Pattern And The Related Questions

Posted on:2008-09-06Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H J ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215456489Subject:Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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In this text, the author made comprehensive research on the "you shi A you shi B" pattern and the related questions from three levels .It contains three parts.Part one deals the grammar constitution of the "you shi A you shi B" pattern. From language behavior's format, this part mostly discusses the structure of "you shi A you shi B". By the basic structure, A or B may be monosyllabic or disyllable or polysyllabic. A or B trends the same syllable ordonnance, and disyllable at most. By grammar character, A or B may be verb or adjective or noun, and verb character is most usual. As for the form place of A or B ,usually follows swing rules, old rules, semantic hypotaxis, sentimental color and expression center make greatly infection to their form place.Part two deals with the semantic relation of the "you shi A you shi B" pattern. From interior circumstances of the pattern, parataxis relation, step-up relation, transition relation are all concealed A and B. From the whole circumstances of the pattern, It can mean add to match meaning in brief, antinomy or opposition together of meaning, sometimes A sometimes B meaning, A, B repeated, emphasize.Part three discussed syntax function of the "you shi A you shi B" pattern. When the pattern makes sentence composition, can act as predicate, attribute, adverbial, complement, object, among them, the main function is to act as predicate. In addition, the "you shi A you shi B" pattern can also make the clauses, usually having three kinds of circumstances, at sentence the behind of the segment, at sentence the front of the segment, at sentence segment middle.Part four discussed pragmatic value of the pattern. This pattern is oral, and it can be commendatory, derogatory, and neuter. Sometimes the same sentence can convey different meanings in the different context. Seeing from formulation of the pattern, it has the effect of displaying, compelling, emphasizing parataxis relation. From expression effect, it can make the whole sentence concise, refined, and picturesque.Part five compared the difference of the "you shi A you shi B" pattern and the "you A you B" pattern. The difference in syllable between the two patterns is that most of he "you shi A you shi B" pattern usually is polysyllabic and the "you A you B" pattern usually is disyllable; In grammar character, A or B of the "you shi A you shi B" pattern can be predicative, and also can be nominal, but the "you A you B" pattern has no nominal component; pragmatic value of the pattern, exaggerated and ascensive function in the "you shi A you shi B" pattern is more prominent.
Keywords/Search Tags:"you shi", grammatical composition, grammatical feature, semantic relation, pragmatic value
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