声明
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Research
1.2 Significance of the Research
1.3 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Definition of Ren
2.1.1 Ren as a Moral Category
2.1.2 Ren as an Evaluative Word
2.1.3 Types of Evaluative Words of Ren
2.2 Previous Studies on Evaluative Words
2.3 Previous Studies on Chinese Constructions
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Construction Grammar
3.1.1 Symbolic Units
3.1.2 Autonomy-dependence Alignment (A/D-alignment)
3.1.3 Typical and Atypical Constructions
3.1.4 Construction Coercion
3.2 Conceptual Blending Theory
3.2.1 Mental Space
3.2.2 Conceptual Blending
3.2.3 Conceptual Blending Networks and Chinese Word Formation
3.3 Reasons for the Choice of the Two Theories
Chapter 4 Methodology
4.1 Research Objectives
4.2 Research Questions
4.3 Data Collection
4.3.1 Criteria on Data Collection
4.3.2 Process of Data Collection
4.4 Data Analysis
Chapter 5 Semantic Constructions of Chinese Evaluative Bigram-words of Ren
5.1 Evaluative Meaning vs. Descriptive Meaning
5.2 Types of Constructions of Chinese Evaluative Bigram-words of Ren
5.2.1 Constructions of Typical Evaluative Words
5.2.2 Constructions of Atypical Evaluative Words
Chapter 6 Cognitive Mechanisms of Chinese Evaluative Bigram-words of Ren
6.1 Typical Evaluative Words
6.1.1 Categorization of Typical Evaluative Words’ Semantic Constructions
6.1.2 Construction Process of Typical Evaluative Words
6.2 Evaluative words of Atypical Ⅰ
6.2.1 Commendatory Words
6.2.2 Derogatory Words
6.2.3 Words with Both Commendatory and Derogatory Meanings
6.3 Evaluative Words of Atypical Ⅱ
6.3.1 Distribution of Atypical Ⅱ
6.3.2 Generative Mechanism of Evaluative Meaning of Atypical Ⅱ
6.3.3 Cognitive Construal of Atypical Ⅱ
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings
7.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
致谢
参考文献
Research Results Obtained During the Study for Master Degree
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