英语中两种名词属格的认知对比

英语中,名词属格有两种形式即’s属格结构和＂名词＋of＋名词＂结构。由于这两种结构表达的都是所属关系,在译成汉语时都译成＂的＂,所以引起很多学者的关注。但是以往的研究和努力都是在划分两种属格的语义关系,通过区分语义关系的不同来找出两者用法上的差异。利用认知语言学的原型范畴理论探讨两种名词属格的属性及其互补性可以帮助英语学习者更清晰明了地掌握两种结构的使用规则,在应用中做出正确的选择和判断。

The Cognitive Comparison between Two Genitives of English Nouns

There are two types of noun genitives in English N＇s＋N and N＋of＋N. This issue generates many scholars ＇ concerns because both of the structures stand for the possessiveness and can be translated into Chinese as＂YOU＂. However, the previous research and efforts have strived to distinguish their semantic relations and seek the usage difference. The paper aims to employ the prototype theory to analyze the attributes and complementarities of the two structures, so that English learners can master the usage rules of the two structures and make a right choice and judgment more accurately.