试论汉英隐喻性量词、单位名词的语法化现象

On the Grammaticalization of Metaphorical Chinese Classifiers and English Unit Nouns

文章通过对汉语量词和英语单位名词的语法化现象的描述 ,证实了广义隐喻是语法化的驱使力量。同时 ,对汉语量词和英语单位名词的语法化现象进行分析对比 。

This paper describes the grammaticalization of Chinese classifiers and English unit nouns to prove that metaphors in general sense are the main cause of grammaticalization. Besides, after the contrast of classifiers and unit nouns at structural, semantical and speech levels, the conclusion has been drawn that classifiers are more grammaticalized than unit nouns.