Modern Chinese Frequency Adverbs "even A Row, Again And Again," A Comparative Study,

Basing on semantic features, syntactic features, this thesis is a comparative study of"lian"(连),"yilian"(一连)and"lianlian"(连连). It used new perspectives and methods of describing and explaining, synchronic and diachronic, aiming to tell the differences among the three words.The first chapter is the theoretical basis of the thesis, combing and summarizing systemically of theory of"lian","yilian"and"lianlian". And defined them to be frequency adverbs, as a subclass of adverbs of time.On the second chapter, the thesis observed the basic semantic features and time features of"lian","yilian"and"lianlian"."lianlian"expresses the repetition of an action, while"lian"and"yilian"express the repetition and continuity of an action. The semantic directions of"lian""yilian"and"lianlian"are different. Their emotional, semantic strength and stylistic colors are also different .Comparing with"lian"and"yilian","lianlian"is more suited to the activity phase."lian"and"yilian"is more suited to the end phase. Both of them can not be used in the before present tense or the after present tense."lianlian"can not applied in the future tense. All of them can be used in perfective aspect, but can not be used in experience aspect."lian"and"yilian"are more suited in future aspect.The third chapter is the study of the syntax features. Basing on syntax distribution, limitation, exchange rules and the order in the sentence, the thesis revealed that"lian"must be used before verb and clings to it. It can only be used with monosyllabic verbs."lianlian"is also used before verb, except there is preposition structure in the sentence."yilian"is more flexible, sometimes it can combine with quantity phrase and used at the beginning of the sentence."yilian"and"lianlian"can be used with monosyllabic verbs and disyllabic verbs."lianlian"can be used with disyllabic verbs acting as predicates, but"lian"and"yilian"can not. Comparing with"lian"and"yilian", the verbs that "lianlian"can be used with is limit both in types and numbers. When co-occurring with other adverbs, those three words are used before the verb and the locations of them fixed. When co-occurring with other adverbs of time or frequency adverbs,"lian","yilian"and"lianlian"are used after them. Because those three words have so many differences, the possibility to take the place of each other is also difference.