基于语料库的that分句作动词补足语和形容词补足语的研究

摘要

本文基于现代英语语法学中的理论，主要研究了that分句作动词补足语和形容词补足语的语法现象，旨在探讨that分句作动词补足语和形容词补足语的使用特征。
　　本研究基于英语国家语料库，用语料库语言学的研究方法，采用定量和定性相结合的手段，对that分句作动词补足语和that分句作形容词补足语的分布差异，动词触发语和形容词触发语的语义分类，以及触发语的语义类型对that分句中的动词形式的语义控制力进行了研究，得到如下结论:
　　(1)首先，that分句作动词补足语和形容词补足语在BNC笔语中的分布频率明显高于BNC口语;其次，在不同源语料类型、不同文本域中，that分句作动词补足语的分布频率与that分句作形容词补足语的分布频率有显著性差异;最后，就作者的年龄、性别以及受众的年龄而言，that分句作动词补足语和that分句作形容词补足语在使用频率上亦有显著性差异。
　　(2)在语义分类上，作动词补足语的that分句中，that前的动词触发语可根据语义分为6类:心理类动词、言语行为类动词、其他交流类动词、行为类动词、系动词、条件类动词;而作形容词补足语的that分句中，that前的形容词触发语则可根据语义分为4类:确定性动词、情感或评价类动词、重要性动词和描述类动词。
　　(3)That分句中动词的形式主要包括直陈式动词、推定性should、命令性虚拟动词和假设过去或were-虚拟式。不同语义类型的动词触发语和形容词触发语对that分句中的动词形式的语义控制力不同。
　　综上所述，本研究兼具理论和实践意义。本研究从新的视角对前人研究进行了探讨，扩充了现有的语法理论。同时，本研究有助于优化英语教学者、英语学习者和翻译工作者对that分句作动词补足语和形容词补足语结构的理解和使用。

目录

声明

摘要

ABSTRACT

List of Abbreviations

List of Tables and Figures

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1．1 Research Background

1．2 Purpose and Significance

1．3 Research Questions

1．4 Layout of the Thesis

Chapter 2 Literature Review

2．1 Definition of Complementation

2．2 Semantic Classification of Verb Triggers and Adjective Triggers

2．2．1 Semantic Classification of Verb Triggers

2．2．2 Semantic Classification of Adjective Triggers

2．3 Complementation and Complement

2．3．1 Definition of Complement

2．3．2 Complementizer

2．4 Previous Studies on Complementation by That-Clause

2．4．1 Verb Complementation by That-Clauses

2．4．2 Adjective Complementation by That-Clauses

2．4．3 Extraposition of That-complement Clauses

2．5 Summary

Chapter 3 Research Methodology

3．1 Corpus

3．1．1 Corpus Linguistics

3．1．2 Advantages of Corpus Linguistics

3．1．3 Corpus-Based Approach

3．1．4 Corpus Used in the Study

3．2 Statistical Methods

3．2．1 Qualitative Research

3．2．2 Quantitative Research

3．3 Softwares and Instruments

3．3．1 Microsoft Excel

3．3．2 SPSS

3．4 Procedures of the Study

Chapter 4 Discussion and Analysis

4．1．1 Overall Distributions of That-Clauses as Complementations of Verbs and Adjectives in BNC

4．1．2 Distributional Differences across Derived Text Types

4．1．3 Distributional Differences across Text Domains

4．1．4 Distributional Differences across Social Factors

4．2 Semantic Classifications of Verb Triggers and Adjective Triggers

4．2．1 Semantic Classifications of Verbs Triggers

4．2．2 Semantic Classifications of Adjective Triggers

4．3 Governing Forces of Verb Triggers and Adjective Triggers on That-Clauses as Complementations

4．3．1 Verb Forms in That-clauses as Complementations of Verbs and Adjectives

4．3．2 Governing Forces of Verb Triggers on That-Clauses as Complementations of Verbs

4．3．3 Governing Forces of Adjective Triggers on That-Clauses as Complementations of Adjectives

Chapter 5 Conclusion

5．1 Major Findings

5．2 Implications

5．3 Limitations

5．4 Suggestions for Future Research

References

Acknowledgements