Research On The Azimuth Paradigm "东 X 西 Y"

This paper takes "东 X 西 Y " as the research object,which is a antithetical form composed of other components embedded in the framework of locative words "东…西…".This paper investigates its internal composition,syntactic function,pragmatics and other aspects at the synchronic level,explores the overall format meaning of "东 X 西 Y " from the perspectives of conceptual integration and speech method,and expects to have a deeper study on the format of "东 X 西 Y " by comparing it with the same type of format "左 X 右 Y ".This paper is divided into six parts,each of which is briefly summarized as follows:The first part is the introduction.Introduce the reason and significance of the topic selection,sort out the research status,clarify the theoretical basis and research methods,and determine the research object and corpus source.The second part discusses the internal composition of "东 X 西 Y ".The frame "东 … 西 …" is fixed in form,and it can represent the specific orientation in meaning,referring to different directions or all directions.Analyze the grammatical properties and relationship characteristics of embedded components X and Y in the framework in detail,and try to explain their restriction mechanism from the cognitive point of view.In terms of part of speech,X and Y can be verb,noun,adjective or numeral.Semantically,there are three relationships between X and Y: synonymous or near,antonym and related.In word order,there are "interchangeable types" where X and Y can be interchanged,and "fixed types" where X and Y cannot be interchanged.The principle of categorization and iconicity has a restrictive effect on the type and relationship of X and Y.The third part analyzes the syntactic function and pragmatic features of "东 X 西 Y".The "东 X 西 Y" format has the nature of a predicate phrase,which can be used as either a syntactic component or an independent clause.The "东 X 西 Y" format has the pragmatic features of image,subjectivity and rhythm.The fourth part discusses the formal meaning of "东 X 西 Y" by conceptual integration,antithesis and other theoretical methods.Through conceptual integration,"东X 西 Y" has produced four formal meanings: orientation meaning,dispersion meaning,surrounding meaning and repetition meaning.Decentralized meaning,circumlocution meaning and repetition meaning belong to intertextual format,and the cognitive way is parallel processing;Orientation belongs to conjunctive format,and cognitive style is dynamic processing.The fifth part compares "东 X 西 Y " and "左 X 右 Y ".The embedded components of them are basically the same,and the main difference lies in the specific categories of verbs and nouns.Long-distance verbs and big things nouns tend to enter "东 X 西 Y ",and short-distance verbs and small things nouns tend to enter "左 X 右 Y ".Semantically,"东 X 西 Y" tends to indicate dispersion,displacement and disorder,while "左 X 右 Y" tends to indicate concentration,non-displacement and order.