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Advances in the Study of the Grammaticalization of Sinitic Dialects

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Abstract

After having been introduced into China almost 30 years ago, grammaticalization theory in the field of dialect research has undergone an “embryonic” and “boom” period and has already seen the development of a “mature” phase of its application. Based on the findings of research carried out by Chinese scholars, this entry reviews and examines the application of grammaticalization theory to Sinitic dialects from three research perspectives: materials, content, and methods, and offers suggestions for future research directions.

Translated by T. L. Edwards, The Australian National University.

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Abbreviations

1:

first person

2:

second person

3:

third person

att :

attributive marker

clf :

classifier

dem :

demonstrative

dim :

diminutive

dlm :

dilimitative

dm :

disposal marker

perf :

perfect

pfv :

perfective

prog :

progressive

prt :

particle

redup :

reduplicative

scm :

stative complement marker

sfp :

sentence final particle

sg :

singular

top :

topic

tpf :

temporal particle of first

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