A Study Of Aspect System And Relative Empty Words In Zibo Dialect

The aspect system in Zibo dialect can be divided into two parts: aspect(攙erb state?and 搒entence state? and modality. Accordingly there are two aspect marks in the view of 搗erb state?and 搒entence state?respectively. These two kinds of marks overlap sometim~tho ugh they belong to different grammatical stratums. The mark 搝he? express presupposition and supposition in view of 搒entence state?as well as the grammatical meaning of 揹urative?in view of 搗erb state? The mark 搇iao?express the grammatical meaning of 揻ulfilled? 揾an?is an aspect mood word, which expresses the grammatical meaning of 揻inished? The mark 搇iao?and 揾an?in Zibo dialect approximately have the same function as 搇e1攁nd 搇e2?in Putonghua. The empty word 搇ai?is a mark of 揺xperience?and it can express certain mood as well, which refer to the grammatical meaning of 搖nfinished? 搖nchanged?and 揷ertain? This paper described the grammatical meanings, distributional characteristics and pragmatic functions of the aspect marks in details. On the basis of a synchronic and diachronic comparison and analysis with the marks in Putonghua, this paper even put forward an elementarily discussion on the origin and evolution process of the aspect marks in Zibo dialect.