A Comparative Study Of Three "...A...B" Synonym Formats With Parallel Relationships

The formats of "lian A dai B�,"you A you B" and "yibian A yibian B" are the research target of this paper. Based on the way of description and explanation,comparison and analysis, this paper tries to conclude the similarities and differences among them in three planes.In terms of syntax,firstly, "lian A dai B� has the highest requirement for symmetry,in which four syllable is the most universal one. �You A you B" takes second place, while in "yibian A yibian B" multi-syllable is quite popular. Secondly,"lian A dai B� can be constituted with morphemes, words or phrases and AB can be nouns,adjectives or verbs."You A you B" is formed with words or phrases and AB can be adjectives or verbs,"yibian A yibian B� only allows words or phrases too but phrases are the most common one and AB can only be verbs. Thirdly, in syntactic functions, "lian A dai B� is frequently used as adverbial,"you A you B" is often used as predicate and attribute,while "yibian A yibian B" mainly used as predicate.In the aspect of semantics, firstly, "lian A dai B� and "you A you B" are inclined to accept AB closely connected in concept,while "yibian A yibian B" is on the contrary. Secondly, all the three formats exist coordinating and sequencing relation.And there are progressive relation in �lian A dai B� and "you A you B",while "you A you B� and "yibian A yibian B� exist transition relation. Besides, "yibian A yibian B"possesses causal relation. As for the structural meaning, all the three formats can express the meaning of two actions happening at the same time,but "lian A dai B"and "you A you B" can show the meaning of two states existing together. Moreover,�lian A dai B" can indicate the meaning of two things adding together.In pragmatics, "lian A dai B� is the strongest in spoken language,"you A you B"takes second place,"yibian A yibian B" is the weakest. As for expression function, the subjectivity in "you A you B" is the strongest, �lian A dai B� is weaker, while "yibian A yibian B� is only used for objective narration. In focus information respect,"lian A dai B� is on former term,"yibian A yibian B" on the latter term,while "you A you B�on the new meaning which adds the former and latter term.