CAJ | 학술논문

现代汉语中的“什么”具有指别、指量两种功能，前者出现于疑问句、肯定句与否定句中，后者只出现于否定句（没（ V）＋什么NP、没什么NP＋V）中，NP的语义范畴特征对“什么”的量化意义起激发或抑制作用。因此，指别是“什么”的基本功能，其指量意义的产生源于此。从本质上来讲，无论指别还是指量，“什么”的功能都是用来提升其后NP的指别度，引起听话人注意的。
현대한어중적“십요”구유지별、지량량충공능，전자출현우의문구、긍정구여부정구중，후자지출현우부정구（몰（ V）＋십요NP、몰십요NP＋V）중，NP적어의범주특정대“십요”적양화의의기격발혹억제작용。인차，지별시“십요”적기본공능，기지량의의적산생원우차。종본질상래강，무론지별환시지량，“십요”적공능도시용래제승기후NP적지별도，인기은화인주의적。
In modern Chinese ,“shenme” bears referential function as well as quantitative function , with the former function seen in questions , affirmative sentences and negations and the latter only in the structures“mei ( V) +shenme NP” or“meishenme NP +V”, and the semantic domain of NP can either stimulate or inhibit the quantitative significance of “shenme”.The quantitative significance of the word derives from its referential significance , which is the basic function .Basically , the function of “shenme” is the same in both uses , namely to raise the referential level of the NP that follows , thus catching listener ’ s attention .