核心情態(tài)動詞語義演變主語情態(tài)言者情態(tài)認識情態(tài)

1、核心情態(tài)動詞論文：英語核心情態(tài)動詞的歷時語義演變研究【中文摘要】作為情態(tài)表達的重要手段之一，情態(tài)動詞不論在口 語中還是在筆語中都得到了廣泛的應(yīng)用，其作用有目共睹，不可或缺。 顧名思義,情態(tài)動詞表示說話人對有關(guān)行為或事物的態(tài)度和看法，認為其可能、應(yīng)該或必要等；不但其本身具有一定的詞義，而且能為謂語 動詞增添情態(tài)色彩。盡管一直以來情態(tài)動詞被歸屬到助動詞的范疇之 中,但是學(xué)者們普遍認為情態(tài)動詞是由完全動詞或?qū)嵙x動詞演變而來 并隨著時代的進步和發(fā)展，發(fā)生了頗為明顯的語義轉(zhuǎn)變。著名學(xué)者 Coates和Palmer都指出了現(xiàn)代英語情態(tài)動詞呈現(xiàn)出多義性和模糊性 的特征,并強調(diào)理解情態(tài)動詞的關(guān)鍵在于理解其不確

2、定性?；诙?學(xué)者對情態(tài)動詞語義的劃分，本文選擇英語情態(tài)動詞這一范疇中的五 個核心成員MAY, CAN, MUST, WILL和SHALL乍為研究對象開展歷時 性研究，旨在弄清楚以下幾個問題：其一，每個情態(tài)動詞的核心語義演 變過程是什么？其二，這五個核心情態(tài)動詞的演變規(guī)律有沒有什么共 性？其三,產(chǎn)生語義演變的動因和機制是什么？在本文的研究中，作者 首先將英語的發(fā)展史分為了四個歷史階段，并針對每一階段自建了包 含文學(xué)、政治、法律、演講、訪談等各方面內(nèi)容的語料庫，然后進行定性定量的分析：一是使用【英文摘要】 As one of important and effective devices fo

3、r expressing modality, English modal verbs have been widely used in both spoken and written Ianguage and play an indispensablerole. Just as the n ame implies, modal verbs in dicates the speaker' s attitudes and opinions on things or acts, such as possibility, obligati on or n ecessity. Modal aux

4、iliaries themselves have certa in meanings and add some emotive colors to the predicate of a sentence or an utteranee. Although it is ack no wledged that modal auxiliaries are on e.【關(guān)鍵詞】核心情態(tài)動詞語義演變主語情態(tài)言者情態(tài)認識情 態(tài)【英文關(guān)鍵詞】 primary English modal verbs semantic changes subject-orientedmodality speaker-orien

5、ted modality epistemicmodality【索購全文】聯(lián)系 圄Q: 138113721圄Q2: 139938848【目錄】英語核心情態(tài)動詞的歷時語義演變研究摘要5-7 Abstract 7-8 Abbreviatio ns 12-13 List of Tables 13-15 List of Figures 15-16 Chapter 1 In troducti on16-191.1 Backgro und of the prese ntstudy 16-171.2 Objectives and sig ni fica nee of thestudy 171.3 Feasib

6、ility of the study17-181.4Outli ne of the thesis18-19 Chapter 2 Literatureverbs 19-25Review 19-312.1 Synchronic study on modality and modal2.2 Diachr onic study on modality and modalverbs 25-292.3 Summary 29-31Chapter 3Methodology and Data Collectio n31-353.1 Theoreticalbasis of the present study 31

7、-323.2 Research method anddata collecti on32-353.2.1 Researchmethod 32-333.2.2 Data Collectio n33-35 Chapter 4Changing Regularities of the Senses of Primary EnglishModals 35-784.1 Sense Developme nt ofMAY 40-484.1.1 MAYn OEperiod 40-434.1.2 MAYnME period 43-454.1.3 MAY in EmodE period 454.1.4MAY in

8、ModE period 45-474.1.5 A Summary ofMAY 47-484.2 Sense Development of Can48-554.2.1CAN in OE period 48-494.2.2 CAN in MEperiod 49-524.2.3 CAN in EModE period 52-534.2.4CAN in ModE period 53-544.2.5 A Summary ofCAN 54-554.3 Sense Development of MUST 55-634.3.1MUST in OE period 55-574.3.2 MUST in MEper

9、iod 57-584.3.3 MUSTn EModEperiod58-594.3.4MUST in ModE period 59-614.3.5 A Summary ofMUST 61-634.4 Sense Developme nt ofWILL 63-704.4.1 WILL in OEperiod 63-654.4.2 WILLin ME period65-674.4.3 WILL in EModEperiod 67-684.4.4 WILL in ModE period68-694.4.5A Summary of WILL 69-704.5 Sense Developme nt ofS

10、HALL 70-764.5.1 SHALL in OE period 70-724.5.2SHALL in ME period 72-734.5.3 SHALL in EModEperiod 73-744.5.4 SHALLin ModEperiod 74-754.5.5A Summary of SHALL 75-764.6 A Summary of the Sema nticCha nges of Primary En glish Modals 76-78 Chapter 5Motivati ons and Mecha ni sms of the Sema ntic Change of theEn glish Modals 78-875.1 Metaphor andMetonymy 78-815.2 Grammaticalizati on81-845.2.1Un idirectio nality815.2.2 Subjectivity andSubjectivisati on81-825.2.3 In vited Inferencing Theory11411482-845.3of Sema ntic Cha nge (IITSC)Categorizatio n84-87 Cha