The Degree Quantity Marker Function of the ‘you’ Degree Structure
Abstract
This paper analyzes the characteristics of degree category and the degree quantity expressed by the characteristics, and also analyzes the degree quantity marker function of the ‘you’ degree structure. The characteristics of degree category are hierarchy, subjectivity and fuzziness. Firstly, the hierarchical characteristics are semantically reflected in the degree of dispersion and degree of solidification. Whether a certain structure is modified by degree adverb as a standard to analyze, ‘有+NP’ to express the degree of dispersion, in contrast, ‘有X有Y’, ‘有的是X’ and ‘有X那麽A’ express the degree of solidification. Secondly, the characteristics of subjectivity are semantically reflected in subjective degree and objective degree. Analyzing with the object of comparison as the standard, ‘有點, 有些’ represents the subjective degree, while ‘有的是X’, ‘有X有Y’ and ‘有X那麽A’ represent the objective degree. Thirdly, the characteristics of fuzziness are semantically reflected as the degree of vagueness and the degree of certainty. In terms of the magnitude and point of expression as the standard to analyze, ‘有+NP’ express the degree of vagueness, ‘有點, 有些’, ‘有X有Y’, ‘有的是X’ and ‘有X那麽A’ express the degree of certainty.
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