On the Grammaticallization Rule of the Passive Marker"Bei"(被)In Modern Chinese and its Consequences
The grammaticalization is a universal law of grammatical evolution of human languages.The process of grammaticaliza-tion is a process of de-semanticalization,de-categorization,analogy and re-analysis,which can lead to the emergence of new structures and new marks.The grammaticalization process of the preposition"Bei"(被)is a typical illustration.