摘要
In Yulin dialect,there are three usages of“ji(几)”:interrogative pronouns,numerals,and degree adverbs.When used as an interrogative pronoun,it is generally used to inquire about the number and degree where the inquiry number is generally small,but the number can be large when it is used in asking about age.When used as a number,it can represent not only integers between one and ten,but also decimal part.When used as a degree adverb,there are rich syntactic formats such as“ji(几)+verb”,“ji(几)+adjective”,different formats indicating different meanings.Compared with Mandarin,the usage of Yulin dialect“ji(几)”is more diverse.We also analyze the use of“ji(几)”from a diachronic perspective and finally we propose that due to the reanalysis of the syntactic format and the change of semantics,the“ji(几)”is further grammaticalized from interrogative pronoun to degree adverb.
