宜昌方言“尽(儘)”表被动探源

Passive Meaning of“尽(儘)”(jin) in Yichang Dialect

宜昌方言中"尽(儘)"是常用的被动标记。它最初表示"空"义,后引申为"尽管、任凭"弱使役义,由"尽管、任凭"义发展为"让"强使役义,最后从使役义发展为被动义,在宜昌方言被动句式中占据主要地位。

In Yichang dialect,“尽(儘)”(jin)is a commonly used passive indicator.It originally meant“empty”,then extends to“despite of,regardless of”of weak causative sense,from weak causative sense“despite of,regardless of”to strong causative sense“let”,and finally from strong causative sense to passive meaning,it occupies a major position in passive sentences of Yichang dialect.