“X所/许”式表量词探源

Probing into the Origin of the Quantitive Adjectival X-suo/xu(所/许)

魏晋时期以后汉语里出现了一些表示数量的"X许"结构形式的词,汉译佛经里又有"X所"结构形式的"少所"。本文说明,"X许"表量词"多许"、"久许"、"少许"等源自"X许"数量表达式,汉译佛经"少所"的源形式则是"X所"数量表达式。

Since Wei（魏） and Jin（晋） period, some quantitive adjectival constructions came into being, including duoxu（多许）, shaoxu（少许） andjiuxu（久许）, as well as shaosuo in Chinese translated Buddhist sutra parallel to shaoxu（少许）. On the basis of the diachronic analysis of the constructions in question, it is proved that those quantitive adjectival constructions originated from the numeral expression X-xu（许）, while shaosuo（ 少所） in Chinese translated Buddhist sutra developed from the numeral expression X-suo（所）.