Abstract: This paper discusses about the research of demonstrative pronoun-zhe and na in the past years,which sums up the research from four parts;the diachronic research,the grammatical function research,the grammatical meaning research and the pragmatic meaning research.In these parts,this paper lays stress on two points:the new grammatical categories from grammatical meanings and asymmetrical phenomena of pragmatic meanings.This paper finds three phases of the research and points out phase 3 have a breakthrough under the influence of functional grammar theory and the cognitive grammar theory.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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