The Specific Use of the Negative Adverb "毋" in Jin Wen
Zhen-Yu Wu
Abstract
Zhen-Yu Wu
Abstract
As a negative adverb,the word 毋 came first in the Oracle Bone Inscriptions and appeared very frequently in the historical documents.The research of the past basically defined the use of 毋 as the negative use to the subjective will and could be therefore interpreted as don't,which was an adverb that has a negative meaning in the forbidding range.However,the 毋 in Jin Wen had a specific use which could be used to express a common negative meaning,and this 毋 could should be interpreted as not,no other than don't.The way of use used to appear in certain situations,that is,the use would often appear while used to modify the auxiliary verb of 敢,while the 敢 couldn't be comprehended in common ways but as the sort of meaning of 可以.
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As a negative adverb,the word 毋 came first in the Oracle Bone Inscriptions and appeared very frequently in the historical documents.The research of the past basically defined the use of 毋 as the negative use to the subjective will and could be therefore interpreted as don't,which was an adverb that has a negative meaning in the forbidding range.However,the 毋 in Jin Wen had a specific use which could be used to express a common negative meaning,and this 毋 could should be interpreted as not,no other than don't.The way of use used to appear in certain situations,that is,the use would often appear while used to modify the auxiliary verb of 敢,while the 敢 couldn't be comprehended in common ways but as the sort of meaning of 可以.
Key concepts: Adverb, Meaning (existential), Verb, Linguistics, sort, Discourse marker, Word (group theory), Psychology