On "Adiective+YiDian" In Modern Chinese

The structure of"adjective + 'yidian'"(called for"A yidian") is a language phenomenon which has a quite high frequency in daily oral communication in modern Chinese. It is one kind of grammar structure formed by adjective adding yidian. It has variants such as"A dian","A dianer","A yidianer". Most of adjective of this structure are always more spoken, non-quantitive, commendatory or neutral, Single syllable or plural syllable, and some stem from the flexible usage of the noun."yidian"is the supplement of the"A", has the functions of live rank and complete sentence.In grammar,"A yidian"has the ability of flexible combination and syntax. It can combine with the noun, the verb, the adjective, the adverb, the pronoun as well as all kinds of terms, preposition phrase"de", and it also can appear independent in the simple sentence as subject, object, complement, predicate and so on. We may also find this structure in all kinds of complex sentences, whether when it acts as different compositions or different types of sentences, it will have the different features. In semantic"A yidian"has the characteristics of possible -like with slightly -like, meaning duplicately and changeably. In pragmatics,"A yidian"has the tendency to spoken language which can be in the situations of meaning changing for being committed, or not. In denial sentence,"A yidian"can strengthen the tone and the meaning; in affirmation sentence,"A yidian"has the effect of mild tone and attenuating meaning. Generalization of usage of"A yidian"may due to the novelty and preciseness of language.