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題名 The development of three classifiers into degree modifier constructions in Chinese
作者 郭岳鑫
Kuo, Yueh Hsin
貢獻者 語言所
關鍵詞 constructionalisation; classifier; degree modifier; Chinese
日期 2018-12
上傳時間 28-Apr-2025 09:51:09 (UTC+8)
摘要 This paper is a constructionalisation case study on how a post-head degree modifying (sub)schema arose, which generalises over three constructions that are classifiers in origin: yi xie ‘some’, yi dian ‘one bit’, and yi xia ‘one downward motion’. Two factors underlie their developments: diminutive semantics, and pragmatically motivated syntactic contexts. Their diminutive semantics is general enough for them to be used as degree modifiers, while their postverbal and sentence-final positions, created by a specific topic-comment structure and zero anaphora, enable them to function as degree modifiers and even hedges. Despite similarities, they also display idiosyncrasies, such as collocational preferences.
關聯 New Trends in Grammaticalization and Language Change, John Benjamins, pp.315-331
資料類型 book/chapter
ISBN 9789027201638
DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.202.13kuo
dc.contributor 語言所
dc.creator (作者) 郭岳鑫
dc.creator (作者) Kuo, Yueh Hsin
dc.date (日期) 2018-12
dc.date.accessioned 28-Apr-2025 09:51:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 28-Apr-2025 09:51:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 28-Apr-2025 09:51:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.isbn (ISBN) 9789027201638
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/156668-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This paper is a constructionalisation case study on how a post-head degree modifying (sub)schema arose, which generalises over three constructions that are classifiers in origin: yi xie ‘some’, yi dian ‘one bit’, and yi xia ‘one downward motion’. Two factors underlie their developments: diminutive semantics, and pragmatically motivated syntactic contexts. Their diminutive semantics is general enough for them to be used as degree modifiers, while their postverbal and sentence-final positions, created by a specific topic-comment structure and zero anaphora, enable them to function as degree modifiers and even hedges. Despite similarities, they also display idiosyncrasies, such as collocational preferences.
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dc.relation (關聯) New Trends in Grammaticalization and Language Change, John Benjamins, pp.315-331
dc.subject (關鍵詞) constructionalisation; classifier; degree modifier; Chinese
dc.title (題名) The development of three classifiers into degree modifier constructions in Chinese
dc.type (資料類型) book/chapter
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1075/slcs.202.13kuo
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.202.13kuo