Study On The Adjectives In Yan Zi

The study on the vocabularies of a book or about a special subject is a basic project of the researches on Chinese vocabulary history.The thesis completely describes and explains the adjectives in Yan Zi.The thesis consists of four chapters.In Chapter One,the author introduces the different editions of , the history changes of and the current studies on Yan Zi.In Chapter Two, all the adjectives in the book are summarized.The author itemizes all the criterions of judging the ajectives and analyses the constituent.Finally,we explains the grammar functions of the ajectives in Yan Zi.In Chapter Three,the meanings of the ajectives are studied.The author divided them into two types:synonyms and antonyms.The ajectives are the basic elements as the polysllabic words formed by juxtaposing and compounding .It is easier for the synonyms to combine than the antonyms because their meaning are similar .The antonyms are formed because they are opposite from their basic- meannings.Meanwhile,there are a few words which are opposite from the extended meanings, which slows the meanings of the ajective antonyms are single.In Chapter Four,topics of the abjectives are classified.The ajectives in Yan Zi are divided into two kinds: quality and state ajectives.In this chapter,the author analyses the meanings and characters and grammar functions of the two kinds of ajectives,especially the grammar functions of state ajectives.