论湘西苗语ABB重叠式形容词及其类型学特征

The ABB Reduplicated Adjectives and Their Typological Features in Miao Language in Xiangxi

从分类和语法功能的角度分析湘西山江苗语ABB重叠式形容词,认为湘西山江苗语ABB重叠式形容词能单独充当句法成分,形容词A与叠音状词BB之间不能添加其他语法单位,是一个结构紧密的复合词。跨语言考察显示,形容词与叠音状词经历了由短语向词过渡的词化过程,湘西苗语ABB重叠式形容词在不同地域上形成词和短语的不同用法,与形容词和叠音状词词化的不同阶段有关。

This paper analyzes the reduplicated adjectives of ABB in Xiangxi Shanjiang Miao language from the point of view of classification and grammatical function,and holds that the reduplicated adjective ABB of Xiangxi Shanjiang Miao language can act as syntactic components alone,and no other grammatical units can be added between adjective A and reduplicated adverbial BB,so it is a compound word with close structure.Cross-linguistic investigation shows that adjectives and reduplicated adverbials have experienced the process of lexicalization from phrases to words,and the different uses of ABB reduplicated adjectives in Xiangxi Miao language in different regions are related to the different stages of lexicalization of adjectives and reduplicated adverbials.