论“NP_(施事)+于+V”的起源与发展

The origin and evolution of the construction "NP_(agent)+yu(于)+V"

《诗经》中常见的"NP施事+于+V"构式最早出现于殷商甲骨刻辞,它是由谓语动词前的介词"于"宾语省略所致,省略部分涉及对象、处所等论元或附加语。殷商以后,构式中"于"字发生虚化,衍生出表动词进行或即行体的功能,可重新分析为动词附缀。"NP施事+于+V"在《诗经》中的主要作用是提高表达式的"指别度"。

This paper finds that the construction 'NP_(agent) + yu(于) + V' in The Book of Songs(诗经)can date back to oracle-bone inscriptions.It ascribes the formation of the construction to the deletion of the objective of yu(于),which usually indicate goals or locations of the action.After Shang Dynasty,yu(于) in this construction has grammaticalized from a preposition to a marker of progressive aspect and a clitic of the verb.It also assumes that the use of this construction is motivated by the higher identifiability of the NP object of the proposition yu(于).