Title: Grammaticalization of Prepositions“Zi”(自) “Cong”(从) and “Da”(打)
Abstract: PrepositionsZi(自) Cong(从) and Da(打)in Chinese are different in forms and meanings.Such synchronic differences should be interpreted by a diachronic exploration.The use of the three prepositions reflects the changes of Chinese in different times.These prepositions have experienced different ways of grammaticalization respectively due to human's cognitive process and the usage of them.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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