“底”由方位词向结构助词的转化

The Change of "底" from a Noun of Locality to a Structural Auxiliary

本文通过对岳西话“N1底N2 ”格式的考察 ,发现岳西话的结构助词“底”是由方位词“底”转化而来的。岳西话的“N1底N2 ”里 ,N1由空间位置到空间属性及空间领属的变化 ,促发了“底”由方位词向结构助词的转化。在这个过程中 ,“容器 (N1)———容纳物 (N2 )”关系的淡化、消失 ,是转化的内在原因 ,而人们是否把N1看作包容N2 的整体 ,也能对“底”的转化产生影响。

Through the investigation of the form of 'N 1底N 2'in Yuexi dialect,this article discovers that '底', a structural auxiliary in Yuexi dialect was transformed from '底', a noun of locality. In 'N 1底N 2' of Yuexi dialect, the changes of N 1 from the spatial position to the spatial quality and property have caused the change of '底' from a noun of locality to a structural auxiliary. During this process,the gradual, disappearance of the relation between 'the container(N 1)--the thing contained(N 2)' was the internal mechanism of the transformation. Moreover, whether people regard N 1 as an entirety to contain N 2 also have influences upon the transformation of '底'.