Title: The Progress of Grammaticalization of "Wang(往)" and Relative Problems
Abstract: The word wang(往) has three usages in modern Chinese language:as predicate verb,as directional verb,and as preposition.The three different usages embody different degree of grammaticalization.The paper attempts to explain its cause of grammticalization through diachronic observation,and to observe the limitation on grammatical direction and level by semantic change and syntactic environment change through comparing with other class words.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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