篇名 | 試論「可」強調用法的來源 |
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卷期 | 47:1 |
並列篇名 | The Formation of the Emphatic Adverb Ke in Mandarin |
作者 | 張麗麗 |
頁次 | 001-044 |
關鍵字 | 強調副詞 、 語氣副詞 、 情態動詞 、 反詰副詞 、 emphatic adverbs 、 modal adverbs 、 modal verbs 、 rhetorical interrogative adverbs 、 THCI |
出刊日期 | 201703 |
DOI | 10.6503/THJCS.2017.47(1).01 |
現代漢語的強調語氣副詞「可」有豐富的功能,但其來源卻始終沒有談清楚。雖然過去對其來源已提出許多種不同主張,但各派主張均有難以周全之處,而且也未能留意到「可」重讀與輕讀之別。本文主張,重讀的「可」源自可行義情態動詞,而輕讀用法則源自反詰副詞,文中將提出相應歷史證據以為支持,並探討這兩線演變所涉及的語用因素。
Mandarin ke (可) is an emphatic modal adverb with multiple functions, but its origin has remained unclear. Although there have been different proposals regarding its etymology, they do not paint a complete picture, nor do they account for the differences in strong versus light intonation. This paper provides historical evidence to argue that the two forms of ke have different origins: The strong one originated from a modal verb and the light one from a rhetorical interrogative adverb.