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how 能否作关系副词?

核心问题

I will show you (the way) how I solved the question. (钱歌川编著《英文一日一题》,pp. 44–45)

作者指出,句中的 the way how 可略为 how。作者把 how 看作是能引导定语从句的关系副词,这使我感到很陌生。

词典解答

英美的英语语法学家们都没有把 how 划为能引导定语从句的关系副词。CGEL 认为,能作为关系副词只有 where, when, whythat(p.1254):

能作为关系副词只有 where, when, whythat (p. 1254):There is no relative how parallel to where, when, and why to express manner with an antecedent noun [4], but only [4a]:

That's the way how she spoke. [4]

That's {howtheway(that)}\left\{ \begin{array}{l} how \\ the way (that) \end{array} \right\} she spoke. [4a]

“英语里并不存在与接在先行名词之后 where, whenwhy 平行的表示方式的关系词 how。因此,不能说: ×\times That's the way how she spoke.

而必须说:

<div class="mineru-algorithm" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace;"> That's $\left\{ \begin{array}{l} how \\ \text{the way (that)} \end{array} \right\}$ she spoke. " (CGEL, p. 1254) </div>
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