The classifier ge(个),demonstratives zhe(这)and na(那)as well as adjec-tives hao(好),da(大)and xiao(小)before Chinese nouns,have all evolved into subjec-tive markers,indicating"augmentative"or"diminutive",highlighting or weakening the sta-tus of nominal components and related events in the discourse,and sometimes accompanied by a positive or negative attitude.Subjectification is a major trend in the change of prenomi-nal elements in Chinese,while indicating the definiteness or indefiniteness of nouns is not something that Chinese values.
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