Varieties of English Comparative Sentences

英文比較句之多樣性

謝健雄(Jian-Shiung Shie)

《大葉學報》 11卷2期 (2002/12) Pp. 69-78

https://doi.org/10.7119/JDYU.200212.0069

摘要

本文為英文比較句（含more...than與as...as等辭之句子）之綜合性研究，可提供英語教學參考。英文比較句之多樣面貌及含義藉由下列各項因素加以整理並說明：（1）子句或非子句之比較，（2）完整或不完整之比較，（3）形容詞或副詞之比較，（4）對稱或不對稱之比較，（5）相等或不相等之比較，（6）數量或程度之比較，（7）實體或事態之比較，（8）單面或雙面之比較，（9）客觀或同化之比較。各式英文比較句之結構與語意有重點性之探討。文末並簡要討論英文比較句之教學實務。

關鍵字

比較 ； 英文比較句 ； 比較結構

並列摘要

This paper is a synthetic study of English comparative sentences (i.e. the sentences containing such expressions as more...than and as...as), aiming to provide a useful guide or source material for busy classroom practitioners. Varieties of English comparative sentences are examined through the lenses of the following nine pairs of variables: (1) clausal/nonclausal comparison, (2) complete/incomplete comparison, (3) adjectival/adverbial comparison, (4) parallel/nonparallel comparison, (5) comparison of equality/inequality, (6) comparison for quantity/degree, (7) comparison between entities/states of affairs, (8) comparison on one/two scales, and (9) comparison of objectivity/assimilation. Syntactic behavior and semantic content of various comparative sentences are discussed in some important details. Finally, this paper concludes with a brief discussion of pedagogical implications.

並列關鍵字

comparison ； English comparative sentences ； comparative constructions