汉语“由X而Y”格式的功能表达与历时演化

Functional Expression and Evolution of Chinese Format "X and Y"

"由X而Y"是现代汉语中出现和使用频率比较高的一个格式,该格式在形式上简洁凝练,但是语义表达比较丰富,也可以充当较多句法成分。由于文言词的选用,"由X而Y"多用于书面语,这一格式在语言的发展过程中得到了很好的运用。

＂X and Y＂ isa format of higher frequency in modern Chinese.The format is concise inform, but the semantic expression is rich, it can also serve as many syntactic components.Due to theselection of classical Chinese words, ＂X and Y＂ are mostly used in written language. This format hasbeen well used in the process of language development.