Abstract

In this paper, we examines the characteristics of "有點+ X" and "X + 有點" which are the continuous structures that combine with Degree Adverbs "太, 很, 眞, 更" and "有點". The results of the study are as follows: First, in terms of Syntactic analysis, we used the corpus statistics to list the trailing binding components of each structure, and we looked at the frequency of the combination. Next, we analyzed the stepwise Semantic structure of "有點+ X" and "有點+ X". From the point of view of degree of accuracy, both have similar class quantity. However, if we look at the internal structure from the point of view of Iconicity principle of distance, we can see that the structure of "有點+ X" has a structure of decreasing degree and "X + 有點" has a structure of increasing degree. Finally, we examined the Asymmetric tendency in Chapter 3 from a Pragmatic point of view. In the Asymmetry phenomenon of "有點+ X" and "X + 有點", their stepwise semantically oriented structure, Pragmatic function, and Principle of politeness are applied. If a "有點" leads to a relaxation of negative attitudes, "euphemism" with negative vocabulary and good cohesion to express "太" is suitable for "有點+ X" structure. In the case where "有點" is positioned as a negative amount expression function for negative attitude, it can be interpreted that "很, 眞, 更" are more suited to the "X + 有點" structure in order to control the incremental increase in dissatisfaction slightly.

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