A Study On The Quantifier "Ge(个)" In Modern Chinese YEO, Hong Mei

The usage of a Modern Chinese“Ge(个)”is complicated. Therefore, the study to“Ge(个)”still continues among linguists. However, the interpretation to“Ge(个)”is various and is not unified. Therefore, by examining the problem about“Ge(个)”again, we need to arrange the usage of“Ge(个)”.The conventional study on the usage of“Ge(个)”has been studied partially before. However, unlike former studies, this study analyzes extensively the usage of“Ge(个)”, such as the basic usage of“Ge(个)”and new problems in this, special usages, and specific problems. It is the purpose of this study to simplify and standardize the usage of“Ge(个)”and to unify it by this analysis. The result of analysis can be summarized as follows.First, as for the basic usage of“Ge(个)”, the range of the conditions that“Ge(个)”choose nouns is wide. That is, since“Ge(个)”and individual nouns have the same similarity implicatively,“Ge(个)”becomes easy to embellish individual nouns. On the other hand, since each individual nouns have individuality extensionally,“Ge(个)”cannot embellish these individual nouns. But there may be an exception according to linguistic environment.Second, as for the special usage of“Ge(个)”, each variety ingredient used for the next of“Ge(个)”is a thing of substantival function. This structure turns into V-O construction.Third, according to the analysis of a grammaticalization phenomenon of“Ge(个)”,“Ge(个)”functions as a non-quantifier in Modern Chinese under the influence of a dialect and a loan word. Finally, the trend of“个;Ge-izing" is progressing further in the present society. According to the above analysis, unlike the analysis result of some former studies and grammar books,“Ge(个)”is not“demonstrative pronoun, structure particle, mood particle, affix, move amount word.”And“Ge(个)”is not classified into the system of empty words as a functional word. Therefore, it can be said that“Ge(个)”is quantifier.