数词成语的文化阐释

汉语中存在着大量嵌入数词的成语。这种数词成语因嵌入数词的多少不同、搭配不同而具有不同的语言学和文化学意义。一般说来,在数词成语中,数词的意义都被虚化了。这种虚化既与数词本身有关,但更大程度上取决于我们汉民族的文化传统,取决于汉民族的语言使用习惯,是约定俗成的结果。研究现代汉语,不能忽视对数词成语的研究,不能忽视其产生背景、文化渊源。

Cultural Interpretations of Idioms Embedded with Numerals

In Chinese there exist lots of of idioms embedded with numerals. These idiom, with different numbers of numerals and different collocations, have different linguistic and cultural meanings. Generally speaking, the the numerals have lost their original meaning. This loss of original meaning is due to the numerals themselves. But to a greater extent, it is caused by the cultural tradition of the nation, or to be more specific, by the customary use of language of the nation. It is a result of arbitrariness. Therefore, idioms embedded with numerals, the background of their coming into being and their origins are not to be neglected in the study of modern Chinese