A Comparative Study Of Modern Chinese Time Words"Early,Late,First,Later,"

Taking the time words "early, lete, first, later" for the study, to rely on the theoryof the three planes of the four comprehensive analysis and the difference from thesemantics, syntax and pragmatics three angles. The content includes the followingsections:Introduction describes the topic based research object, ideas and methods of thispaper outlines the relevant aspects of their predecessors in doing research.The first part is the first chapter to study the time the word "early, late, first,later" semantic analysis;The second part includes a second, third and fourth chapters, but also the mainpart of the paper, includes three chapters from the point of view of time to get the timethe word "morning and evening, first, late" features more than reflect the predicatewhen used alone, in the sentence can be used alone as adverbial and complement, notalone as a predicate usually add other ingredients to the front or rear when added as apredicate.When they applied some common syntax, showing some differences:"Early, late,later" and the dynamic particle "a" mix more,the first of the "mix" and does not exist.""Early" Usually when the overlapping use of adverbs, the time has emphasized thesignificance and heavier,"late" post-overlap reflects only the term "night" means"first" in general there is no separate overlapping format,"late" in overlapping formatis a sign of the legacy of ancient Chinese general, and is usually followed by anegative expression. Table time degree, only "early","late" with more demonstrativepronoun "so","so" with the use, and is "so" with a frequency far more than "Well."The other four were in each other complex aspects of a compound word composed of"early" in the strongest word formation.Pragmatics, we found negative word "bu" and "early, late, late," the combinationof stronger, meaning and function of the expression is greater than "mei" and theircombinations."bu," not modified "late.""mei " in the modified "early, late, first," theverb phrase structure will pick back, and "no" denial is behind the entire structure. Inaddition,"bu zao bu wan,""mei zao mei wan" form is also more commonly used."Early and late" time for co-occur with adverbial multi modal adverbs, showing acertain tone speaker, this time "early" and "first","late" and "later" can not be replaced.Lasted on the last "early" meaning of the term is not always dominant,"early"meaning items deputy had been sprouting in the ancient Chinese. Its adjectivemeaning in the Middle Ages gradually replaced by Vice meaning of "early" anddominate."Late" adjective noun meaning defeat justice always prevails, themaximum term "late" is used in various proportions in their meanings."First," saidthe space generated by the beginning of spatial displacement to the table sooner orlater, the most frequently used."Chi" is a statement by the slow pace of theprogressive development of the significance of the time on the table for the eveningand late.The third part is the fifth chapter to explore non-native English language learnerstime the word "early and late, first, later," the existence of bias."Early, late, first,later" when used alone, meaning and usage are relatively simple, is not prone to error,but when put together distinction is inevitably make mistakes, mainly due to somecommon fixed expression, compound words and overlapping formats.Finally is the conclusion of full-text content summary, this study points out theexistence of deficiencies and make recommendations for the study of the possibilityof related aspects.