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題 名 | Some Speculations on the Semantic Change of Chinese Modal Verb "Yao" |
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作 者 | 尤雪瑛; | 書刊名 | 文山評論:文學與文化 |
卷 期 | 1:2 1998.09[民87.09] |
頁 次 | 頁161-175 |
專 輯 | 文學與語言學的對話 |
分類號 | 802.6 |
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語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | Semantic change is a crucial factor that motivates grammaticalization. From either diachronic or synchronic perspective, semantic change studies provide certain evidence or explanation for the origin, the path, and the direction of evolution process. This study investigates synchronic variations of Chinese modal "yao", and attempts to account for its semantic change. "Yao" is found to perform various grammatical functions as a main verb, a future marker, a connective, an estimation marker, and a modal verb--its major function. In addition, seven meanings have been identified to be associated with "yao". It is proposed that these meanings have a core meaning--"want" or "desire," which is carried by its main verb use. A possible semantic change path is proposed on the basis of previous diachronic study and cognitive and cross-langage research findings. Also, to illustrate the comceptuailization of the semantic change, we map cognitive schemas noto semantic structure of each meaning to account for the derivation of the meanings and the relations between them. |
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