语气词“未”的来源及形成过程——兼谈古汉语“VP-Neg”型疑问句的性质

Origin and Evolution of the Modal Particle “Wei (未) ”——Concurrently Talk about the Nature of “VP-Neg” Interrogative Sentences in Ancient Chinese

文章通过对"未"文献用例的考察,论述了中古时期新生的语气词"未"的来源及形成过程,并主要依据句法功能(同时参照意义)将处于"VP-Neg"型疑问句中"未"的性质界定为否定性疑问语气词,从而将古汉语中"VPNeg"型疑问句的性质界定为是非问句。

By investigating the examples of ＂Wei＂ in literature, this paper explains the origin and evolution of the modal particle ＂Wei＂, mainly based on its syntactic function （considering its meaning）, it defines ＂Wei＂ of ＂VP-Neg＂ interrogative sentences as negative interrogative particles, in addition, it defines these interrogative sentences with the type of ＂VP-Neg＂ in ancient Chinese as non-interrogative sentences.