현대중국어 비한정 주어문의 양태에 대한 통사 · 의미적 분석

Abstract

The present study examines the syntactic, semantic features of the indefinite subject sentence with a modal verb in modern Chinese. The subject of the indefinite subject sentence with a epistemic modal verb mostly means non-specific, but it also can mean specific. When the indefinite subject sentence means non-specific, it can be categorized into two types: single non-specific and nonunitary non-specific. When the indefinite subject sentence means specific, the indefinite subject sentence can represent future and past events as well as tenseless events. When the indefinite subject sentence represents future events, it usually contains a epistemic modal verb of inevitability, and the specific of the indefinite subject can only be defined by the context. Although the subject of the indefinite subject sentence with a root modal verb can represent nonunitary non-specific，it cannot represent single non-specific. In addition, the specific of many indefinite subject sentences with a dynamic modal verb can be inferred without the context.