A Study of a Signal-transmitting Mark in Sichuan Dialect "Er Huo"
This paper mainly discusses the usage,nature and function of"Er Huo".Firstly,the paper describes the po-sition distribution of"Er Huo"in the discourse sequence and the people and occasions of its use,and identifies"Er Huo"as a signage from the perspective of communication,and finds that"Er Huo"has the function of communicating facts,speculating and verifying.Secondly,it explores the lexicalization and grammaticization process of"Er Huo",and finds that the grammaticization of"Er Huo"is related to syntactic environment,re-analysis,speaker's perspective and cognitive meta-phor.