A Study on the Spoken Language Sentence Pattern "na jiao yi ge X"
Zhou Min-li · Journal of Hunan University of Technology · 2011
na jiao yi X is a subjective sentence pattern which has the function of emphasis.When used in front of the component which has degree differentiation,na jiao yi ge can intensify its unusual degree of emphasis;bare verbs can also be put into this sentence pattern by contextual activation and hence the unusual behaviors can be intensified.When used in front of strong or extreme state adjective or its phrase na jiao yi ge can emphasize the extremity of the state,and if it is not extreme,the mood can be intensified.na jiao yi X has undergone a subjective course,that is,from na jiao X which expresses an objective judgment to the one which has subjective emphasis function and then to na jiao yi X which has more subjective emphasis function.na jiao yi X and zhe jiao yi X display asymmetry in their usage,which may have some relations to their basic usage as demonstrative pronouns.