The Research Into Preposition Of Zhi Shuo Tong Lüe

Though completely reviewing the book named Zhi Shuo Tong Lüe, we get seven categories from 45 prepositions. They are "ba"(把) word sentence, "bei"(被) word sentence, introducing location and time, introducing object which can be divided into corporate one and reference one, introducing cause, introducing dependence, and introducing comparison and exclusion. Depiction and analysis of quality and quantity give us the general picture of the preposition system in Zhi Shuo Tong Lüe. It not only remains some usage of ancient Chinese preposition, but presents certain characteristics of neoteric Chinese one. The former is represented as remaining "yi"(以) used in the execution form meaning "to give"; lots of "bei +V"(被+V) patterns in which "V"is single syllable form accounted seventy two percent; lots of passive sentences with "wei+suo+V"(为+所+V) markers; "yu"(于) used to introduce location, time, range and object, but the function of introducing location is mainly presented as "zai"(在). The latter is as contrasting to the execution form with "yi"(以), the structure having such development as adverbial and complement appearing before and behind verb; the passive form, in which verb appears in complementary form structure and is followed by "liao"(了), object and complement, being abundant and mature; among the execution form with "jiang"(将) and "ba"(把) markers, "jiang"(将) being used more than "ba"(把); "zai"(在) also being used to introduce time except for introducing location; "yu"(于) also having the usage of modern Chinese "gei"(给), "gen"(跟) and "dui"(对), other than expressing corporate object; "he"(和) having no the usage of preposition in the book. Such characteristics help us to better know the role of neoteric Chinese in language development chain.