Linguistic analysis of meaning and syntactic change in the grammaticalization of Chinese prepositions : charting the constraints of locality on language development through three millennia of Chinese documents / Yongping Zhu ; with a foreword by Ken-ichi Takashima.

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The Chinese prepositions which have developed from verbs possess both verbal and prepositional functions. This amphibious nature of Chinese preposition is the result of the evolution of the Chinese language, and preserves the rich information of language change. This unique feature of Chinese prepositions has attracted many linguists to describe and explain the changes of Chinese prepositions. This book is a description and explanation of the development of Chinese prepositions from both diachronic and synchronic perspectives.

LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF MEANING AND SYNTACTIC CHANGE IN THE GRAMMATICALIZATION OF CHINESE PREPOSITIONS: Charting the Constraints of Locality on Language Development Through Three Millennia of Chinese Documents; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Major Chronological Divisions of Chinese History; Major Primary Texts Examined; Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Some Preliminaries; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Language Change from Cognitive and Pragmatic Perspectives; Chapter 3: Meaning Change

Chapter 4: Reanalysis and Linguistic Features of Surrounding Items of Grammatical Words (I)Chapter 5: Reanalysis and Linguistic Features of Surrounding Items ofGrammatical Words (II); Chapter 6: A Motivation for the Replacement of Chinese Function Words; Chapter 7: The Motivation of Language Change: A Conclusion; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index

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