中外外壳名词研究述评

A Review of Previous Researches on Shell Nouns at Home and Abroad

摘要: 国内目前对于语篇衔接和人际互动的研究多是连词、副词，名词的研究较少。“外壳名词”是用隐喻概括一类功能类似“外壳”的名词现象，这类名词常被用作概念外壳，用来传递和表征复杂命题信息，属于是抽象名词的一种，可以回指前文信息、后指后文信息，还能衔接文本以外语境信息，得益于其本身特质，被广泛应用于各类学术性语篇中。本文我们试着整理近年来国内外在外壳名词方面的研究成果，对国外研究作概念梳理、归纳，对国内研究作量化统计、分析，总结了外壳名词的研究现状与问题所在，提出了研究的不足与空间趋势，希望为外壳名词的相关研究提供一定支持与借鉴。

Abstract: Currently, researches on discourse cohesion and interpersonal interaction at home are mostly focused on conjunctions and adverbs, with relatively fewer researches on nouns. Shell noun is a metaphorical term used to summarize a type of nouns that function like shells. This type of nouns is often used as a conceptual shell to convey and represent complex propositional information. It is a type of abstract nouns that can refer back to the preceding and following information, as well as connect contextual information outside of the text. Thanks to its inherent characteristics, shell nouns are widely used in academic discourses. In this paper, we try to sort out the researches on shell nouns domestically and internationally. Meanwhile, we will conduct a conceptual review and induction of foreign researches, conduct quantitative statistics and analysis of domestic researches, summarize the current research status and problems, and propose some shortcomings and trends in hopes to provide certain support and reference for the related researches of shell nouns.