1st Edition
Lexicalization The Origin and Evolution of Chinese Disyllabic Words
By Dong Xiufang
Copyright 2027
444 Pages
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Routledge
This book systematically analyses the historical sources and lexicalization of Chinese disyllabic words — a prototypical phrasal category — from diachronic and synchronic perspectives.
Lexicalization is the process by which non-word forms evolve into words over time. Based on extensive observations of linguistic phenomena in Chinese phrases and rigorous theoretical analysis, the book provides a... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Main Evolutionary Ways of Disyllabic Words in Chinese 3. Disyllabic Words Lexicalized from Phrases 4. From Syntactic Structures to Disyllabic Words 5. From Non-constituent Structures to Disyllabic Words 6. Evolution of Meanings and Functions of Disyllabic Words 7. Conclusion
Biography
Dong Xiufang is Professor at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University, China. Her research focuses on the synchronic and diachronic study of Chinese words and syntax.
