本文通过对汉语史及跨语言的语料考察,验证并修正了Malehukov(2004)、王慧萍和潘秋平(2011)构建的与连接相关的概念空间,构建了一种扩展的、包含更多功能节点的连接范畴概念空间。首先,本文对某些功能关联模式的已有结论进行了辨正。譬如“平列、追加、递进”之间的关联模式,以及“对比、修正、转折”之间的关联模式。其次,本文细化了一些功能节点,并建立了这些节点与其他节点的关联模式。譬如从“转折”关系析出“限制”节点,同时细化了“条件”节点,将之分化为“充分条件、必要条件、假设条件”,并认为“转折”可通过“限制”义而与“充分条件、假设条件、必要条件”间接关联。另外,本文还离析了“选择”关系,将之分为“任意选择”和“极性选择”两个节点,考察发现,虽同为“选择”关系,但这两个功能并不直接相关,而各自与其他功能直接关联。最后,本文增加了一些新的关联模式。如“让步”同“递进”具有相似性,两者直接相关。
This paper investigates the semantic typology of connectives. On the basis of polysemy connectives found in diachronic Chinese data and other languages, this study verifies, amends, and expands the conceptual maps on the domain of combination as discussed in Malehukov (2004), Wang and Pan (2011). First, this work discusses some linking patterns proposed in previous researches. For instance, we examine the claim in Wang and Pan (2011) that the progressive function is associated with adversative function, but find that it is not verified. Instead, what is attested in this study is a linking pattern of conjunctive-additive-progressive, which is similar to the pattern NP conjunction-' also' - 'even' in Haspelmath (2004). Malchukov (2004) proposes a eontrastive-corrective- adversative pattern, while Mauri (2010), Wang and Pan (2011) argue that the linking is corrective-contrastive-adversative. The diachronic Chinese data investigated in this study provides evidence in support of the pattern proposed by Malchukov ( 2004). Second, this paper subdivides some semantic functions and establishes their linking patterns. A distinction is made between the restrictive function and the adversative function, and conditions have been classified into the sufficient condition, the necessary condition, and the hypothetical condition. A cross-linguistic investigation shows that the adversative function is related to sufficient condition, necessary condition and hypothetical condition through restrictive function. Furthermore, disjunction is divided into two functions, i.e., random disjunction and polar disjunction. Random disjunction is related to conjunction and hypothetical condition, whereas polar disjunction is a direct realization of contrast. Third, this work finds some new linking patterns. For example, it is found that a similarity exists between concession and progression, and 'again' function is directly related to addition. The purpose of this work is to expand the conceptual map