基于语料库的形容词补足语研究

摘要

形容词补足语补充说明形容词的语义，可由介词短语、从句等充当。
　　本文以英国国家语料库(BNC)为基础，以作形容词补足语的that从句和不定式从句作为研究对象，分别描述了前置、后置及外置等不同语法位置的that从句和不定式从句的分布及其补足的形容词的分布。不论不定式从句或that从句作形容词补足语，本文发现从句后置情况出现最多，而前置最为少见，同时表达情感类的形容词多由外置从句补足，而表达评价类的形容词多由后置从句补足。其次，讨论了形容词与其补足语间插入介词短语的情况，形容词与不定式从句间常可插入for短语或of短语来引入从句的主语，而形容词与that从句间较少插入介词短语。在描述主句中系动词与形容词的搭配及补足语从句作外置宾语的情况时，讨论了形式宾语it是否可省略。最后从形容词及系动词等方面讨论了影响形容词补足语从句选择的因素，指出某些形容词只由某种结构的从句补足，而对于一些that从句和不定式从句都可做其补足语的形容词，其前的系动词可起限定从句类型的作用。系动词和形容词组成的搭配对外置的宾语从句的类型也有一定的要求。本文还着重分析了不同从句类型表达相似语义的情况，区分了三组平行结构，并结合语体等因素探究了影响每组平行结构内部选择的因素。本文发现主句主语与从句主语是否互指、从句中是否需要表达情态和时态等因素起关键作用。

目录

声明

摘要

ABSTRACT

List of Abbreviations

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1．1 Research Background

1．2 Research Objectives and Significance

1．3 Layout of this Study

Chapter 2 Literature Review

2．1 Grammatical Background

2．2 Previous Researches on Adjective complementation

Chapter 3 Research Methodology

3．1 Corpus Used in the Study

3．2 Tools for Data Processing

3．3 Procedures for Data Collection and Analysis

3．3．1 Processing of the BNC Files

3．3．2 Data Collection

Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion

4．1 Adjective Complementation Taking To-clauses

4．1．1 Adjective Complementation by Extraposed To-clauses and Post-predicate To-clauses

4．1．2 Insertion of For-phrases and Of-phrases between Adjectives and To-clauses

4．1．3．Verb-adjective Combinations in the Main Clauses Occurring with To-clauses

4．1．4 Object Extraposition in Adjective Complementation by To-clauses

4．2 Adjective Complementation by That-clauses

4．2．1 Adjectives Taking Extraposed That-clauses and Post-predicate That-clauses

4．2．2 Prepositional Phrases between Adjectives and That-clauses

4．2．3． Verb-adjective Combinations in Adjective Complementation by That-clauses

4．2．4 Object Extraposition in Adjective Complementation by That-clauses

4．3 Factors that Affect the Choice between Adjective Complement Clauses

4．3．1 Lexico-grammatical Factors

4．3．2 Parallelism between Different Adjective Complement Clauses

Chapter 5 Conclusion

5．1 Major Findings of the Study

5．2 Implications

5．3 Limitations

5．4 Suggestions for Further Study

References

Appendices

Acknowledgements

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