The Discrimination of Several Groups of Function Words

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  • Zhen Ma Department of Chinese Language and Literature,Peking University

Abstract

A function word is one of the most distinguished features of the Chinese grammar. How to discriminate the similarities of function words has become a popular issue. This article has discussed the main distinction of function words like “不” and “没有”;“只”, “净”, “都”;“都” and “全”;“只” and “光”;“又”, “再”, “还”, which are very similar considering from the aspects of their meanings, collocations, tense, emotional coloring and the colloquium.

Published

2009-08-01

How to Cite

Ma, Z. (2009). The Discrimination of Several Groups of Function Words. Journal of Sinology (วารสารจีนวิทยา), 3, 41–61. retrieved from https://so16.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JSINO/article/view/2740

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Research Article

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