再论汉语的特点是什么——从景颇语反观汉语

Revisiting Characteristics of Chinese: A Contrast with Jingpho Grammar

本文通过景颇语和汉语的比较认为:汉语的主要特点或起主导作用的特点是超分析性;"超"字的特点表现在单音节词的数量、义项扩大能力、词的活用能力、韵律手段、歧义现象等诸方面。分析性语言因为缺少形态变化,必定寻求适合自己语言特点的表达手段。

Based on grammatical contrast between Jingpho and Chinese, this paper proposes that the quintessential characteristic feature of Chinese is that it is an ultra-analytic language in terms of the following： number of monosyllabic words, capability of sense extension, capability of conversion between and among different word categories, prosodic devices, and syntactic ambiguity. Due to its lack of morphological means, Chinese has to resort to devices of expression that match its language characteristics.