孝感方言的语气助词“在”

Modal Particle "Zai" in Xiaogan Dialect

孝感方言的"在"可以用作动词、介词、副词和语气助词。"在"用作语气助词时可以出现在多种句法结构中,表示对动作持续状态的肯定语气,它对应于普通话中表示陈述语气的"呢",来源于近代汉语中的语气助词"在"。

In Xiaogan dialect,'zai' can be used as verb,preposition,adverb,modal particle,and also appears in kinds of sentence structures,whose counterpart in Chinese mandarin is 'ne'. It expresses progressive positive mood,and originates from the modern Chinese modal particle 'zai'.