论大营苗语的指示词

On Demonstratives in the Miao Language Spoken in Daying

大营苗语有五个指示词,属距离定位三分层级嵌套系统,都能修饰量词和量词短语,表定指;还能单独修饰名词,充当主语、宾语;有的还能充当话语标记和关联词语。这说明大营苗语的指示词不仅具有指示限定词的功能,还具有指示代词的功能,也说明大营苗语已经出现指示词语法化为代词的现象。

The Miao language spoken in Daying(hereinafter as Daying Miao language)has five demonstratives,which constitutes a three-way nested division based on distance.All the demonstratives can modify classifiers and classifier phrases to denote definiteness.They can also modify nouns,serving together as subjects and objects.Some of them can also serve as discourse markers and link words.All these show that the demonstratives in Daying Miao language not only can function as demonstrative determiners but also has the functions of demonstrative pronouns,showing that the demonstratives in Daying Miao language shows the phenomena of grammaticalizing into pronouns.