The Contrast And Investigation On The Subjectivity Of "Chu Fei" And "Zhi You"

This study on〝chu fei〞and〝zhi you〞belongs to the contrast andinvestigation on synonyms in Modern Chinese. In terms of linguistics, this study isjust a piece of cake, but it has such a special meaning that it will contribute to thestudy of language and its application.This paper chooses800〝chu fei〞and〝zhi you〞complex sentences fromCCL for analysis, which includes400contemporary and400ancient Chinesesentences. Based on the subjectivity of Langacker and the subjectification ofTraugott, the discussion of the different subjectivity of〝chu fei〞and〝zhiyou〞starts from Cognition, Synchronic and Passage Aspects.The first chapter is an introduction, mainly introducing the research object, theintention of this study, the previous relatively research achievements andshortcomings. Besides, this introduction also establishes on the proofs and methodsof this article.The second chapter is a contrast of〝chu fei〞and〝zhi you〞fromSynchronic. In this part, I conduct my research by contrasting the different flexibilityof sentence orders, the different occurrence rate of subjectivity markers in sentences,the different negation of the condition, and the different combination with causal andtransitional markers. From these contrasts I get a conclusion that〝chu fei〞ismore subjective than〝zhi you〞. Then I describe and analyze the differencebetween〝chu fei〞and〝zhi you〞to know their usage is influenced by the different subjectivity.The third chapter is seeking the source of subjectivity from Dischronic. In thispart, the paper tells you〝chu fei〞and〝zhi you〞have two different subjectiveroutes.The fourth chapter discusses the different functions of〝chu fei〞and〝zhiyou〞as linkage, focus, discourse markers in passage. These discussions furtherproves the meaning of〝chu fei〞is more empty than〝zhi you〞and〝chufei〞is more subjective than〝zhi you〞.The fifth is a conclusion. We sum up the main conclusion that〝chu fei〞ismore subjective than〝zhi you〞and point out the new findings and thedeficiencies of this paper.