The Diachronic Evolution Of The Structure Of "Demonstrative Pronoun-Classifier-Noun"

The structure of "Dem-Clf-N"refers to such a structure of "Demonstrative pronoun -Classifier -Noun". In the modern Chinese,it mainly refers to the structure of "zhe/na-Clf-N".This structure is wide-ranging in its application. The classifier can be replaced by any classifies.But this structure does not have the characteristic when it first appeared.The structure of "Dem-Clf-N" dates from the Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties, when people used a small amount of "Ci-Clf-N" structure. At that time, the structure of "Dem-N" was the mainstream structure. However, the structure of "Dem-Clf-N" had real development after Tang and Wu Dynasty, when the demonstrative pronouns of 'zhe and na" were invented. In the process of the development of the "Dem-Clf-N" structure,we need to pay attention to the developments of structure of'Dem-Clf",the structure of "Dem-Num-Clf",the structure of "Dem-Num-Clf-N",and the structure of "Dem-N". They have great differences in the sentence structure and table righteousness. The mutual influence of the same grammatical system ultimately contributed to the maturity of the structure "Dem-Num-Clf".In terms of the development of the structure of "Dem-Num-Clf",there are differences in grammar, semantics and pragmatics, among which, the most important change is syntactic:in the beginning,it means that the initial single structure was used as the sentence constituent, and then it developed into the whole structure modified by the modifiers with complexity and diversity.Today,it means that complex modifier can directly modify the structure of noun, which strengths the integrity of "Dem-Num-Clf" structure.This development of the "Dem-Num-Clf" structure is closely linked to the practical communication. The economy principle of language makes the "one"omitted when the Classifier refers to one in the structure of "Dem-Num-Clf-N", making the structure "Dem-Num-Clf" come ture; The constraints of prosodic rules make complex modified ingredients appear in front of the noun of the structure and make it possible to use its trisyllabic metrical foot widely.It is also because of the requirement of communication that the structure of "Dem-Clf-N" is more extensive than other structures.