A Study Of Quantifiers In "QiLuDeng"

The study of quantifier is still rather weak in modern Chinese. The research object of this paper is the quantifier from "Qiludeng" (歧路灯), by which we discuss its features and the process of development.In the first chapter, the quantifiers of "Qiludeng" is exhaustive statistics, classification and description. In the second chapter, we make a discussion on the characteristics of grammar, semantics and pragmatics of "Qiludeng" In the third chapter, on the view of diachronic studies, we make a summary on the development of quantifiers of "Qiludeng", and compare it with quantifiers from other times between similarities and differences, which is from Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. We conclude the features of quantifiers of "Qiludeng" through comparision.In the conclusion, we point out that the quantifiers system of "Qiludeng" is mature, and closes to modern Chinese. "Qiludeng" quantifiers system reflects the characteristics of the times, and requires development. In addition, the quantifiers system of "Qiludeng" has the characteristics of a dialect and colloquial style.