焦点、语义联项与"不"的语义指向

在"不"字否定句中,说话人着意要强调的焦点成分就是"不"的语义所指成分。"不"的语义指向有一定的灵活性,它的确定往往需要语义联项的共同参与。即使是以语法形式或语境表明"不"的语义指向的句子,也可以从具体的语境中离析出语义联项来。因此,除非语境清楚,逻辑明晰,"不"就有可能因语义指向失控或不明确而产生歧义。

SEMANTIC ORIENTATION OF BU RELATED TO FOCUS AND SEMANTIC LINKING ITEM

This paper explores the representations of negative carrier of Bu in a sentence. The paper holds that the semantic orientation of Bu in a sentence just falls on the part the speaker focuses on intentionally. The orientation of Bu is somewhat flexible, for it often correlates with the semantic linking item in order to be fixed. Even in the case of grammatical form or context to show where the oriented is, we can also figure out the semantic linking item. Therefore, a sentence with a Bu might be ambiguous due to its implicit orientation unless there is an explicit context and clear logic.