A Study On Degree Adverbs In Zhangshu Dialect Of Gan Dialect

Zhangshu City is located in the middle of Jiangxi Province.The Zhangshu dialect belongs to the Yiliu dialect of Gan dialect.This article constructs a system of degree adverbs in Zhangshu dialect through fieldwork,synchronic description,and comparative research.It not only examines the similarities and differences of the degree adverbs in Zhangshu dialect in terms of phonetics,semantics,and syntax from a macro perspective,but also analyzes the syntactic and semantic functions of the characteristic degree adverb"shang" in Zhangshu dialect from a micro perspective,showing the unique features of the degree adverbs in Zhangshu dialect.This article is divided into four parts.The first part is the introduction.It introduces the general situation of Zhangshu City and the characteristics of Zhangshu dialect,sorts out the research results of modern Chinese degree adverbs and dialect degree adverbs,clarifies the research significance,research goals and research methods of this article,and explains the source and related corpus style.The second part investigates the degree adverb system of Zhangshu dialect from a macro perspective.Firstly,it defines the scope of adverbs of degree in Zhangshu dialect,excluding adjectives,verbs,nouns and demonstrative pronouns used as adverbials,expressing degree,and distinguishes adverbs of degree from other adverbs,especially modality adverbs.Then classify the degree adverbs in Zhangshu dialect from the perspective of phonetics and semantics,and get different classification tables.Finally,it analyzes in detail the syntactic function of the degree adverbs in Zhangshu dialect as adverbial,complement and sentence completion.The third part focuses on the analysis of the syntactic and semantic functions of the characteristic degree adverb "shang" in Zhangshu dialect from the microscopic perspective.The degree adverb "shang" is relatively free when used as an adverbial and can modify AP,VP,and NP.When used as a complement,the head is limited to a few specific monosyllabic adjectives or verbs.When the sentence is completed,the semantics are not worn out,and it still expresses excessive degree.Compared with the degree adverbs "tai,guo,and guoyu" in Mandarin,the degree adverb "shang" in Fengcheng dialect,and the degree adverb "shang" in ancient Chinese,the syntactic functions appear flexible and diverse.Compared with the degree adverb "si" in Zhangshu dialect,there are some differences in the syntactic and semantic function.The fourth part is the conclusion.It summarizes the characteristics of the adverbs of degree in Zhangshu dialect,and points out the shortcomings of this article and the direction of future efforts.