Title: A Survey of Studies on Chinese Grammaticalization Since the 1990s
Abstract: Since the 1990s Chinese scholars have introduced the theories of grammaticalization and meanwhile conducted systematic and deep studies into the grammaticalization of Chinese language from such aspects as routes to grammaticalization,mechanism of grammaticalization,and diachronic evolution and synchronic analysis of grammaticalization.By adopting new research angles and updating research methods,the scholars have extended their studies from isolated languages to comprehensive language system,from the grammatical structure of Chinese to its pragmatic functions,and from the Chinese ontology to the language universality.Compared with the grammar of Indo-European languages,the grammaticalization of Chinese displays its own unique features and thus demands further exploration.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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