The Pragmatics Function As A Focus Mark Of "You"(有) And Its Grammaticalization

There are many usages of "You" in Chinese. However, in the various usages of "You", we notice the three conditions: "V+You+quantity phrase+N" "V+You+quantity phrase+A" and the word "You" which appears at the very beginning of a sentence.Our analysis indicate that the word "You" which appears in the structure of "V+You+quantity phrase+N" "V+You+quantity phrase+A" is a word of no semantic meaning. It appears in the behind of a verb, even abridging also don't influent the integrity of the setence's structure and meaning. It has no syntactic and semantic value. Its value lies only in the pragmatics functioning as a focus mark.For the "You" which appearas at the very beginning of a senence, we hold the view that it is a gramma mark that indicates the following noun which is nonidentfiable. The chapter discusses why the "You" that appears in the three conditions is a gramma mark and the grammaticalization of "You": During the Ming and Qing dynasties, grammatical structures incorporating the word YOU were frequently used. During these dynasties the YOU in some grammatical structure had become an auxiliary word, which meant that it was used as a measuring word or for estimations.Our analysis indicate that the word YOU, which always appears at the very beginning of a sentence as a marker that indicates the following noun, is nonidentifiable. During the emergence of the Chinese language, YOU was not used as a marker in the manner it is used today. Rather it was used as a verb. The noun that follows YOU acts as anagent or a dangshi. But of course grammaticalization exists in all languages, and, the use of the noun that follows YOU has been extended beyond that of its previous range. During the Tang Dynasty and thereafter, the noun that follows YOU was referred to as a patient. The way in which the word YOU is used in Present Day Chinese will also be discussed. For example, if the reporter of the event is present, YOU is not necessary. However, if the reporter of an event is not present, one often uses YOU.