“甚而至于”的语法化和主观化

The Grammaticalization and Subjectivization of shen er zhi yu(甚而至于)

现代汉语中,“甚至”“甚而”“甚而至于”是一组近义词。词典中经常用“甚至”释义“甚而”“甚而至于”。本文发现:“甚而至于”的强化程度较深,与“甚至”“甚而”区别明显。文章从“甚而至于”的语法化和主观化角度入手,对其来源和演变进行探讨,为“甚而至于”“甚至”“甚而”的共时区别寻求历时的解释和证明。

In modern Chinese,shen zhi(甚至),shen er(甚而)and shen er zhi yu(甚而至于)are a group of synonyms.Shen zhi(甚至)is often used in dictionaries to defi ne shen er(甚而)or shen er zhi yu(甚而至于).By a careful analysis of the sentences in which shen er zhi yu(甚而至于)is located,we fi nd that shen er zhi yu(甚而至于)has a deeper degree of reinforcement,which is obviously diff erent from shen zhi(甚至)and shen er(甚而).The article,from the grammaticalization and subjectivization of shen er zhi yu(甚而至于),by discussing its origin and evolution,seeks diachronic explanations and proofs for the synchronic diff erence between shen er z hi yu(甚而至于),shen zhi(甚至)and shen er(甚而).