“光”的虚化历程

Virtualization of "Light"

在汉语的历史长河中,"光"最初为名词,自先秦以来出现动词、形容词的词性,后到近代虚化为限定类范围副词;在语言逐渐演化过程中,其语义和句法结构的使用也产生了一系列用法。通过具体的实例从语义、句法功能及语用分析三方面来论述"光"的语法化历程。

Through the history of Chinese, the concept of ＂light＂ begins as a noun, and develops into verb, adjective and finally into defining the sphere of adverbs, during which it＇ s meaning and syntactic structure are changing. The process of grammatiealization of ＂light＂ was discussed through cases in aspects of meaning, syntactic function and pragmatic analysis.