2010•Yinshan Academic JournalRequires access

Grammaticalization of the Passive Symble Words in Modern Chinese:Illustrated by the Case of the Preposition "被" (by)

Zhang Xing-wang

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The grammaticalization is a general rule of grammar evolution of human languages.The grammaticalization is a process of de-meaning,going areas,analogy and reanalysis,and it leads to the apearance of a new structure and new mark.The grammaticalization of the preposition 被(by) is the typical illustration.

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Key concepts: Grammaticalization, Analogy, Linguistics, Grammar, Meaning (existential), Philosophy, Computer science, Epistemology