“V来V去”格式语义特征小考

Abstract

This paper tries to make some new explorations on the semantic features of ‘V+lai+V+qu’. Previous studies classified the meaning according to whether it was moved or repetition, but this article classified it into three cognitive domains according to the context where the ‘V+lai+V+qu’ structure is used. We found that the structure of ‘V+lai+V+qu’ has different semantic features in the content domain, epistemic domain, and speech-act domain. The difference in these features arises from the conceptual elements that are activated in the conceptual frame of "reciprocating behavior schema". On the other hand, from a pragmatics point of view, the ‘V+lai+V+qu’ structure has some additional meaning besides its core meaning. Since the structure of ‘V+lai+V+qu’ shows a larger amount of action than expected, it shows a lot of negative meaning in the content domain. In the logical domain, it has a negative or positive meaning depending on whether it meets the expected outcome. And in the speech-act domain we can also possible to confirm the strong subjectivity because it is a conclusion from comprehensive judgment. Through the three domains and the different perspective we can clarify the meaning of ‘V+lai+V+qu’ more clearly and deeply.