论“壁”的语素化

On the Morphemization of "bi"(壁)

"壁"由先秦的单音词降格为现代汉语中的黏着语素,经历了语素化演变过程。文章从句法、词法两方面描写"壁"的历时发展,揭示出影响"壁"语素化的动因主要有两方面:双音化是首要因素,其次是语义因素。只有语义场的非中心成员才可能语素化,发生语素化的单音词应具备泛义性特征。

This paper is a case study of the Diachronic Morphemization（DM）examplified with ＂bi＂（壁）in Chinese,which used to function as a free-morpheme-word originally in Pre-Qin period,but serves as a bound morpheme in Modern Chinese.An outline of diachronical development of ＂bi＂ in syntax and morphology is provided first.Two motivations inducing the DM are proposed in section three：the Tendency of Disyllabification in Chinese（TD）and Semantic Change（SC）,with TD occupies a more prominent role.Only peripheral members of a semantic field could be morphemized,and the mophemized monosyllabic word should express generalized meaning.