what指代问题

A group of archaeologists returned to a site that had been previously examined—Kuk Swamp, which is in a mountain valley in the highlands of what is now Papua New Guinea.

请问老师,这里的what指代什么?what通常可以指代the thing(s) which,所以这里的what指代 the place which吗?这里thing可以灵活指代,那么这个灵活的原则是根据句意吗?比如这里的新几内亚是一个地点,which在定语中做主语,所以主语也是一个地方,那么先行词就用place,请问我这些分析对吗?

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最佳答案 2019-06-25 20:14

你的分析基本正确。what为融合型关系代词,引导名词性关系分句。what在此等于the place which. what从句相当于一个名词词组后接限制性定语从句,what隐包含了先行词和关系代词于一身。本句中现在是巴布亚新几内亚的那个地方是特指的,所以what=the place which.

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mengxin Z

你说的都对。包括你的 the thing(s) which

只是把what后的the place which改为 a place which (因为当时并非是the, 而应该是a)


what is XYZ 与 sth that is XYZ

略有区别,

前者类似中文的“所谓的”--- 也就是有点“非确定指”

后者对这个sth毕竟有所知道。

He went to what was called ABC.

He went to a village called ABC.

单独看,下面一句至少出现了一个“village”


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  • Richard 提出于 2019-06-25 11:11

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