试析类前缀“准”的由来

An Analysis on the Origin of the Quasi-prefix "zhun"

类前缀“准”形成于民国时期,是由古代汉语中表“等;同”义的单音词“准”通过实词虚化和语素化演变而来。在词义发展过程中,实词“准”先是词义发生虚化,演变为表“类似”义的类前缀“准1”,继而分化出表“接近”义的类前缀“准2”,之后二者在现代汉语中共同使用。

The quasi-prefix "zhun" was formed in the period of the Republic of China, and it was evolved from the "zhun" which means "equal" in ancient Chinese through the grammaticalization and morphemization of substantive words. In the process of word meaning development, the content word "zhun" evolved into the quasi-prefix "zhun1" representing the meaning of "similar" firstly, and then differentiated into the quasi-prefix "zhun2" representing the meaning of "be close to". Afterwards, these two usages are used together in modern Chinese.