Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese Language
The article presents a new view on Chinese modal verbs as a part of speech. Based on the typology of the Chinese language, the authors analyzed modal verbs according to their functional-syntactic, formal-morphological, and semantic features in order of importance. The article discusses the position...
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| author | O. N. Sadovnikova I. V. Sharavieva |
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| description | The article presents a new view on Chinese modal verbs as a part of speech. Based on the typology of the Chinese language, the authors analyzed modal verbs according to their functional-syntactic, formal-morphological, and semantic features in order of importance. The article discusses the position of modal operators in the sentence and other characteristics. For instance, Chinese modal verbs have no impact on the object and cannot independently form sentences or combine with grammemes. Therefore, the authors believe that Chinese modal verbs (modal operators) belong to the lexical-grammatical group of adverbs as a special category of intentional adverbs. Their intentionality reflects the outward focus of linguistic consciousness, based on the internal reference point of the speaker. The group includes such meanings as "wish", "obligation", "opportunity", "permission", and "will". The research owes its theoretical significance to the fact that it contributes to a better understanding of the essence and nature of modal operators and modality meanings, identifying them as a separate group of adverbs. The obtained results are applicable in the field of theoretical grammar of the Chinese language and can be used in researches related to further analysis of parts of speech problem in the Chinese language. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb8ced800df84609b3b089bf7bd5811b2023-07-13T12:08:26ZengKemerovo State UniversityВестник Кемеровского государственного университета2078-89752078-89832021-01-012241126113310.21603/2078-8975-2020-22-4-1126-11334284Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese LanguageO. N. Sadovnikova0I. V. Sharavieva1Irkutsk State UniversityIrkutsk State UniversityThe article presents a new view on Chinese modal verbs as a part of speech. Based on the typology of the Chinese language, the authors analyzed modal verbs according to their functional-syntactic, formal-morphological, and semantic features in order of importance. The article discusses the position of modal operators in the sentence and other characteristics. For instance, Chinese modal verbs have no impact on the object and cannot independently form sentences or combine with grammemes. Therefore, the authors believe that Chinese modal verbs (modal operators) belong to the lexical-grammatical group of adverbs as a special category of intentional adverbs. Their intentionality reflects the outward focus of linguistic consciousness, based on the internal reference point of the speaker. The group includes such meanings as "wish", "obligation", "opportunity", "permission", and "will". The research owes its theoretical significance to the fact that it contributes to a better understanding of the essence and nature of modal operators and modality meanings, identifying them as a separate group of adverbs. The obtained results are applicable in the field of theoretical grammar of the Chinese language and can be used in researches related to further analysis of parts of speech problem in the Chinese language.https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/4847modal operatorsadverbsparts-of-speech classificationtheoretical grammarintentionality |
| spellingShingle | O. N. Sadovnikova I. V. Sharavieva Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese Language Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета modal operators adverbs parts-of-speech classification theoretical grammar intentionality |
| title | Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese Language |
| title_full | Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese Language |
| title_fullStr | Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese Language |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese Language |
| title_short | Modal Verbs in the Modern Chinese Language |
| title_sort | modal verbs in the modern chinese language |
| topic | modal operators adverbs parts-of-speech classification theoretical grammar intentionality |
| url | https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/4847 |
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