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A Grammaticalization of the Chinese numeral ‘一(yi)’ from a diachronic and synchronic perspective

  • Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
  • 2020, (85), pp.167-193
  • DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..85.202012.167
  • Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Received : November 22, 2020
  • Accepted : December 17, 2020
  • Published : December 31, 2020

Seul-Ki Lee 1

1협성대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper was intended to analyze the functional change of the Chinese numeral ‘一(yi)’ from a diachronic and synchronic perspective, which is a typical polysemy of the Chinese language. From a diachronic perspective, five representative literature of the period of Ancient, Middle ancient and Modern times were selected to examine the distribution of the function of ‘一(yi)’ used in the literature and the process of its changing, and also attempt to discover the organic correlation between the development of classifiers and ‘numeral+classifier’ form and the functional change of ‘一(yi)’. In the synchronic perspective, we tried to examine Chinese numeral ‘一(yi)’ has any universality and individuality, through prepare it with functional changes of the ‘one’ of the cross- language. Lastly, we attempt find out which functional change step the Chinese numeral ‘一(yi)’ is currently in, and to infer the process of its future changes.

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