The Semantic Shift of the Sensory Verb “ting (听)” and Relevant Problems in Chinese Dialects
The semantic shift exists in Chinese dialects. This paper takes the sensory verb “ting (听)” as an example to describe its semantic shift and distribution, and to summarize its usage and distinguishing types. Furthermore, it tries to explore the motivations and mechanisms behind the semantic shift fr...
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| Language: | English |
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The Learned Press
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Macrolinguistics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.macrolinguistics.com/index.php?c=msg&id=704& |