副词“只是”用法辨析

An Analysis of the Adverb“Zhishi(只是)”

本文将副词"只是"与"副词‘只’+动词‘是’"结构区别开,主要讨论了副词"只是"的用法。作者认为范围副词"只是"至少有以下三种语法意义:(1)表限制,可与"只"替换;(2)表强调,可与"就是"替换;(3)表解释。由(1)义到(3)义有由实到虚的发展演变的过程,演变的核心是(1)义。本文还解释了"只是"不能替换成"仅仅是"的原因。

This paper distinguishes the difference between“Zhishi（只是）”and“Zhi＋shi（只＋是）”,mainly discusses the use of the adverb“Zhishi（只是）”.Semantically,there are three features for the range adverb“Zhishi（只是）”,which is to restrict,to emphasize and to explain oneself.The evolution of these three meanings is a manifestation of semantic bleaching.This paper also explains why“Zhishi（只是）”cannot be replaced by“Jinjinshi（仅仅是）”.