多义副词的语义、语用功能及其教学策略——以多义副词“再”为例

Abstract

This Adverbs constitute one of the most significant categories within the Chinese lexical system. A subset of adverbs exhibit polysemy, characterized by their complex application and high frequency, making them a focal and challenging point in language pedagogy. In traditional instructional approaches, these adverbial meanings are often taught as discrete grammatical units, without addressing the interrelationships between their meanings or elucidating their patterns of complementary distribution. Furthermore, due to constraints such as limited instructional time, the treatment of these adverbs is often oversimplified. Building upon existing pedagogical frameworks, this study seeks to investigate the semantic and pragmatic functions of polysemous adverbs and offer relevant teaching recommendations. Due to space limitations, the adverb “zai(再)” is selected as a case study. The paper explores the semantic connections and pedagogical sequencing of its different senses, the semantic distinctions and syntactic constraints associated with each sense, and the comparative teaching of its semantic field alongside synonymous adverbs. Through this focused analysis of “zai(再)” ,the study aims to provide insights that can inform the broader teaching of polysemous adverbs.