The donkey sentence is a hot topic in formal semantics.
驴子句是形式语义学的一个热点问题,笔者从探究驴子句的实质出发,对有关英、汉语驴子句的一些概念和理论提出几点疑问和思考,认为所谓汉语驴子句的说法有很大的局限性,相关语言现象还是采用“什么……什么”关系结构说为宜。
Tipical donkey sentences are conditionals and relative clauses with a quantified NP.
驴子句概念最早可以追溯到公元5世纪斯多噶派哲学家Chrysippos，当时有Chrysippos句子之称。
This paper attempts under the paradigm of dynamic Montague grammar (DMG) , giving new solving out a scheme about the problem appearing to Tipical donkey sentences.
驴子句研究是当代西方语义学研究的一个热点问题,其中涉及到量词、不定名词、照应代词等语言性质和量化、约束、辖域等逻辑问题。
Don-key, don-key, I beg you,
驴子，驴子，我求你，
Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail
你跟驴子开玩笑,将被驴尾打耳光
Send a donkey to paris, he'll return no wiser than he go.
派遣驴子去巴黎，回家仍旧是蠢驴。
All asses wag their ears .
驴子摇耳朵，傻子装聪明。
Every ass likes to hear himself Bray.
驴子喜欢听自己的嘶叫。
A donkey can carry a heavy burden.
驴子能驮很重的东西。
The Braying of an ass does not reach heaven.
驴子的叫声传不到天上。
An ass lading with gold will go lightly uphill .
驮金的驴子上山不费力。
What an ass that doctor is!
他真是头驴子，这医生！
An ass lading with gold overtakes every thing .
驮金的驴子无险阻。
But I am not a donkey!@ said Pinocchio.
“可是我又不是一只驴子
May I let the donkey out of the hut?
“我可以放出驴子吗？”
but Little Donkey was not at home.
但是小驴子不在家。
Little Donkey may be hungry,too.
小驴子可能也饿了。
Little Donkey was out looking for food.
小驴子出去找食物吃。
There were twenty-four donkeys pulling the stagecoach.
拉马车的是廿四头驴子，
The donkey on which he was riding moved at a snail's gallop.
他骑的驴子慢如蜗牛。
He sat and waited for the donkey to drown.
他坐下来等驴子溺毙。