A Diachronic Investigation on the Lexical Formation and Evolution of the Chinese Adverb “<i>Yijing</i> (已经)”
This paper describes the lexicalization processes of the expositive adverb <i>yijing</i> in Chinese, taking the view that the lexicalization of <i>yijing</i> has been achieved by both syntactic and semantic–pragmatic contexts. There are two key processes: the grammaticalizati...
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Languages |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/2/132 |