A Diachronic Study Of The Causal Preposition "yin" In Ancient Chinese Based On The CCL Corpus

This paper is about the development of the cause of the preposition "Yin" in ancient Chinese.I first obtain the corpus from the corpus of CCL.Then,i divide the development process according to the frequency of its into four stages: the germination stage,the production stage,the development stage and the heyday stage.The first chapter is about the initiation of "Yin".This chapter mainly analyzes the use of the it in the Pre Qin period.The first section is about its use in this period.In the second section,i analyse the cause of germination.There are three main reasons: the existence of the transformation factor;the virtual object of the object;the change of the syntactic structure.In the third section,i summarize the characteristics of this period.There are three main features: it was used in fewer times;it had a lot of meanings;the part of the cause appears behind it.The second chapter is about the produce of "Yin".This chapter mainly analyzes the use of the it in the period of Qin,Han,Tang and Five Dynasties.The first section is about the use of this time.In the second section,i analyse the cause of produce.There are three main reasons: the structure of the sentence is complex;there are a lot of the double verb phrases;and the differentiation of the internal function of "Yin".In the third section,i summarize the characteristics of this period.There are three main characteristics: the number was increased;the function of "Yin" was differentiated gradually;the part of the cause appears before it.The third chapter is about the development of "Yin".This chapter mainly analyzes the use of it in the period of Song,Yuan and Ming Dynasties.The first section is about the use of this period.In the second section,i analyse the cause of development.There are three main reasons: the internal division of the prepositional category was further clear;it was biggest in the internal competition of the preposition system,and it was the different.In the third section,i summarize the characteristics of this period.There are three main characteristics: the function is more differentiated,;the double tone word appearance more and more;it's object is not omitted.The fourth chapter is about the heyday of "Yin".This chapter mainly analyzes the use of it in the period of the Qing Dynasty.The first section is about the use of this period.In the second section,i analyse the cause of the heyday.In this period,the function of the "Yin" is fixed gradually,which will inevitably push it into the top.In the third section,I summarize the characteristics of this period.There are two main characteristics: it was used more and more;the polysyllabic tendency was growing up.In the fifth chapter,i summarize the characteristics of "Yin".And then,I summarize the causes of the preposition.