旁指代词"它"产生的过程

The Historical Development of Chinese Pronoun Ta(它)

以前人的论述为基础,文章对旁指代词"它"产生的过程进行了调查、分析、说明和论证。认为,旁指代词 "它"由名词"它"演变而至。演变上起远古,下迄周代前期,大致经历了四个阶段:即,名词"它"表示原始性问询内容阶段、 表示原始性问候内容阶段、表示旁指性对象阶段、演变至旁指代词阶段。

This article discusses the historical development of the pronoun Ta(它), which was used as a noun at the very beginning. The development of pronoun Ta(它) can be divided into four stages. First, Ta(它) was used as a noun expressing the content of questions. Secondly, Ta(它) was used as noun expressing the content of greetings. Thirdly, Ta(它) was used as a noun referring to a third object. And last, Ta(它) was used as a third-person pronoun.