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Analyzing Budai X de from the Perspective of Modality

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Budai X de originated in dialect grammar but has gradually been accepted in standard Chinese. This study categorized budai X de into two types—jia and yi—and clarified their meanings from the modal perspective. Specifically, jia means to deny the occurrence of expected situation X, and yi means to discourage a listener from doing X. The study also explored the semantic and grammatical features of budai X de, showing that jia expresses a speaker’s attitude toward proposition X (proposition-oriented) and belongs to subjective expression, whereas yi expresses a speaker’s attitude toward the listener (listener-oriented) and belongs to intersubjective expression.

Source: Bulletin of the Chinese Linguistic Society of Japan

DOI: 10.7131/chuugokugogaku.2024.271_117

Author: Satomi Nakata

Institution: The University of Osaka

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Award: 現代中国語における〈禁止・制止〉表現の形成メカニズム