중국어 ‘坐(SIT)’의미장의 어휘유형론 연구

Abstract

Based on the theoretical framework of MLexT, this study examined the conceptualization and extended meaning of the ‘SIT’ semantic field, resulting in the following lexical-typological conclusions. Cross-linguistically, the semantic domain of posture is a parament of supporting area, motion pattern, and face direction, consisting of six basic frames, ‘ZUO’, ‘ZHAN’, ‘TANG’, ‘GUI’, ‘PA’, ‘DUN’, of which ‘SIT’ frame is lexicalized as a parament in the supporting area. The ‘SIT’ frame has a detailed frame ‘PERCH’ with a supporting object, which is meaning-based on stability, while the ‘PERCH’ frame represents instability. In ancient China, people have traditionally sat on the floor, and the introduction of sedentary equipment after the Old Middle Ages has created a modern concept of ‘SIT’. As a result, the Chinese ‘SIT’ frame does not have a ‘PERCH’ frame with support as a parament, unlike cross-linguistic phenomena, but the ‘SIT’ frame with action pattern as a parament(e.g. Old Chinese ‘JU’, Modern Chinese ‘PANJU’). From a cross-linguistic perspective, the Chinese ‘SIT’ frame has no extended meaning to indicate the location or existence of inanimate objects based on the shape of the posture, but a metonymy meaning to represent related behaviors based on the sitting posture. The meaning of < rest > < stop > is based on the function of resting in the sitting position, and the meaning of < work > < carry > is based on the social function of the sitting position, the meaning of < stay > < live > < do porridge >, which represents the fixation in a particular place, is based on the accompanying characteristics of sitting position ‘contact’.