| Aspect Particles are very important grammatical parts in the modern Chinese language. The study on Aspect Particles in dialects will contribute to the understanding of Aspect Particles in the modern Chinese language. Aspect Particles in Yancheng Dialect are abundant and complex, and fall into a category different from those in Mandarin. This dissertation is based on the studies of Aspect Particles in Mandarin and other dialects, and, with the help of modern linguistic theories, this dissertation aims to make a more comprehensive description and interpretation of the Aspect Particles in Yancheng Dialect.This dissertation is composed of introduction, the main body and conclusion, with the main body divided into three chapters. Aspect Particles in Yancheng Dialect will be divided into two categories: the internal viewpoint type and the external viewpoint type. Chapter One and the Chapter Two mainly describe the grammatical function and distribution of Aspect Particles synchronically, and Chapter Three focuses on the internally evolutional relationship of several Aspect Particles by the probation of the grammaticalization of "le".The Introduction mainly describes the background of this dissertation, and summarizes the significance of the selected topic, the ideas and the framework of the study, and the objectives and methods of the study.Chapter One focuses on particles like "zhu", "kuai", and "le xia" in Yancheng Dialect. The particle of "zhu" is usually attached behind verbs or adjectives to show the progressive meaning and the continuing meaning. The particle of "le kuai", a variant of "kuai", is similar to "kuai" and "le xia" in nature, and they are attached behind verbs and adjectives to show the continuing meaning. In addition, this chapter compares the "zhu" in Yancheng Dialect to "zhe" in Mandarin and "zhu" in Cantonese.Chapter Two mainly discusses the particles of "tuo", "le" and "guo". "tuo" is used behind verbs to imply perfective meanings and is of negative senses. "le" also shows the perfective meaning, but it is neutral without negative senses. "guo" can be categorized into "guo1" and "guo2", with the former indicating the perfective meaning and the latter indicating a past experience. Chapter Two also conducts a comparison between "tuo" in Yancheng Dialect, "diao" in Mandarin, and "tuo" in Suzhou Dialect.Chapter Three mainly deals with the revolution of "le" in grammaticalization. The author probes into cases with "le" being the marker of locative object and being the complement, together with "le" in other grammatical positions of different functions. Conclusions show that "le" in other grammatical positions of different functions must have some relationship with the Aspect Particle "le". In Yancheng Dialect, particles like "ne", "na", "de" and "da" in interrogative sentence show the perfective meaning, together with "tuo", "le", "guol" in declarative sentence.The part of Conclusion summarizes the characteristics of every Aspect Particle, and discusses their origins.Dialects are always renowned as the "living fossil" in linguistics, and as a branch of the modern Chinese. This dissertation is not only a good supplement to the study Mandarin, but also is of significance to the historic grammar of Chinese. |
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