Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
Spring 2018
Keywords
Lao, lexical meaning, grammaticalization, free, bound, affixation, Tang, Ming, modern, Chinese
Abstract
This paper looks at the change in usage of the Chinese character lao (老) in vernacular literature of the Tang, Ming, and Xiandai (modern) periods. It is mainly a quantitative study of the change in lexical meaning of lao due to its grammaticalization as well as its morphological change from a free to bound morpheme. These changes will be studied in relation to lao’s affixation.
Recommended Citation
Horn, Matthew Taylor, "Change in the Usage of 老 in Chinese Vernacular Literature" (2018). Western Libraries Undergraduate Research Award. 14.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/library_researchaward/14
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Chinese characters--History; Chinese language--Writing--History; Lexicology
Genre/Form
term papers
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Comments
This paper was nominated for the Libraries Undergraduate Research Award by Dr. Janet Xing, faculty in Western Washington University’s Department of Linguistics.