2023 年 10月23 日Study of the Semantic Continuous Contexts in Grammaticalization of Adverb"zhuan"in Middle Chinese
Based on the Chinese translated Buddhist scriptures from the Eastern Han to Wei Jin and the Southern-Northern dynasties,and adopted the view of the semantic continuity in contexts for grammaticalization,the paper discusses the various usages of adverb of"zhuǎn"in the Middle Chinese period and its grammaticalization process.In this period,"zhuǎn"as an adverb demonstrates three usages:degree adverbs,manner adverbs and modal adverbs,all of which are evolved from the verb"zhuǎn"indicating the meaning of"change".The new grammatical functions are finally formed in the"transition environments"through"bridge context".The"transition environments"can be figured out through certain formal standards.This paper also discusses the temporal adverbs of"zhuǎnfù""zhuǎnbiàn""zhuǎngèng",which are basically found in the Buddhist scriptures.The paper points out that these adverbs come from errors of acquisition of the foreign Buddhist monks(bilingual practition-ers)who are not familiar with Chinese.
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