The Regularity of Semantic Shifts between DIG,SCRATCH,and CLIMB in Chinese Verbs Pa(爬),Nao(挠),Pao(刨),Wa(挖)
The diachronic semantic changes of Chinese verbs pa(爬),nao(挠),pao(刨),wa(挖)and relevant colexification facts in contemporary Chinese dialects show a regular semantic association pattern between DIG,SCRATCH and CLIMB,with the paths of unidirectionality of SCRATCH → DIG or SCRATCH→CLIMB.On one hand,this pattern shares to some extent certain language universals based on cross-linguistic evidences;on the other hand,supplements a semantic association of SCRATCH→CLIMB,which has not been reported.
DIGSCRATCHCLIMBsemantic changesemantic association
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