The Semantic Structure and Development of Temperature Words in Chinese

碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 語言學系 === 83 === In this thesis, we present a semantic analysis of the temperature words in Chinese for the purpose of understanding not only the relationship between the signified and the signifier of each word, but also among a set of t...

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Main Authors: Gan, Ming Hui, 甘明惠
Other Authors: Lien, Chin Fa
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 1995
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/58786689872606821222
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Summary:碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 語言學系 === 83 === In this thesis, we present a semantic analysis of the temperature words in Chinese for the purpose of understanding not only the relationship between the signified and the signifier of each word, but also among a set of the words in a single linguistic system as well as among different linguistic systems. The thesis consists of 5 chapters: 1. the theoretical basis,2. the semantic development of the temperature words in Chinese, 3. the temperature words in Min dialects, 4. the semantic extension of the temperatgure words in Chinese, and 5. conclusions. Finally, we make the result of this thesis. That is, there are various combinations of the signified and the signifier of the symbol of themperature words in different linguistic systems in Chinese.