From Lexicalization to Lexical Pattern——Evolution of Preposition-Object-Structured Descriptive Adverb ZhuX
ZhuX as a preposition-object-structured descriptive adverb evolves as a result of verb-object-framed lexicalization.Originally,Zhu was used as an according-to marker in the Tang Dynasty.During the Post-Tang and Five Dynasties period,ZhuX took on sequential meaning.Then,in the Song and Yuan Dynasties,the combination of X by X scaled up as a comprehensive quantifier.After that,during the Ming and Qing dynasties,some frequently used and semantically specialized ZhuX formations crystallized into descriptive adverbs.Finally,having undergone diachronically lexicalized transformation,this structure has now represented a synchronous lexical pattern in modern Chinese,which is highly productive,regular,and transparent.
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