A Tentative Study On The Change Of Wen's Object

The combining forms of the verb wen with its content or with its ob-ject have undergone a process of change. On the basis of historical litera-tures, the dissertation makes a tentative analysis into this process and itscause.There are four sections in the dissertation.Section I renders the combining forms of the verb wen with itscontent or with its object in ancient Chinese. There are six forms:A, "wen + content";B," wen + yu + object";C," wen + content + yu + object";D, " wen + object";E," wen + content + object";F," wen + object + content".Section II discusses the process of change of the verb wen with itscontent or with its object. In the stage of LunYu , there are forms A.Band C with a few exceptions; In the stage of MengZi, the form D is inthe dominant position; In the stage of HanFeiZi, the form F appears,and from this on, the combining forms of the verb wen with its contentor with its object stablizes on the forms A.D and F gradually.Section III provides an analysis of the uncoincident of the verb wen's cha11ge. Tl2eTe are other vc'rbs, such as gao \:\)Lt' J'an .ja7l<. zI ..1'l()i,havc ul1dergo1le the same process as U'")j. The diffc):eTlce [Jet\Ieen t11c'J1l i>only on the tilile. gao .yu .xUn and fang are ear1ier than u'e)! but zi;,:,d.Tri n are 1ater than we77.Section llr presents a discussion about the cause of the combi17i:1gfOrms, change of the verb wen with its content or with its oIJject. Thc,-eare two causes in the process of change. One is in the verb u'e77's senlan-tic feature, the other is in the verbs of gao \yu .xhn and fa)2g, etc. ] l isthe two causes that make the completement of 1he change about the co1n-bining forms of the verb wen with its content or with its object together.