The Syntactic and Pragmatic Features and Grammaticalization of the Demonstrative ph(i)n31nai24 in the Jinlong Tay Dialect
The demonstrative ph(i)n31nai24 in the Jinlong Tay dialect can be used as a demonstrative pronoun,a deictic determiner and a deictic adverb in terms of syntactic functions,and a situational deixis and a textual deixis in terms of pragmatic functions,with textual use concentrated in textual anaphora and textual cataphora.ph(i)n31nai24 has two grammaticalization paths:1.demonstrative pronoun/deictic adverb＞conjunction(copulative conjunction/adversative conjunction)[＞discourse marker];2.deictic adverb＞manner adverb.The syntactic positions and the semantic relations of ph(i)n31nai24 are the main mechanisms of its grammaticalization,and at the same time,context-induced pragmatic reasoning and high-frequency use also play an important role in its grammaticalization process.
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