| The evaluative adverb "jiujing" is a commonly used word in Modern Chinese.With the guide of "three planes" theory, using the methods of statistics analysis,and the combination of static and dynamic, by including and analyzing to morethan ten thousand linguistic data, considering that "jiujing" can be used indeclarative sentences, interrogative sentences and exclamatory sentences. Theadverb "jiujing" is flexible in the sentences, when it co-occur with subject, it canbe in front or behind of the subject; when it co-occur with predicate, it only can bebehind of predicate; and when it co-occur with other adverbs, it only can be behindof them too."Jiujing" has two semantic items, one is investigation, another isemphasis; the data of statistics shows that the frequency of "jiujing" used forinvestigation is94.4%higher than used for emphasis; the semantic direction of"jiujing" can only point to former but not after; in the context,"jiujing" has sixsemantic functions, which are strengthen the certain tone, strengthen theinterrogative tone, strengthen the tone of anger, dissatisfaction or sigh withemotion, emphasize some features of tings, emphasize the reasons of things,emphasize the fact that won’t change because of a certain condition."Jiujing" hasfour pragmatic functions: the function of expression, the function of evaluation, thefunction of emphasis, the function of mitigation. The function of expressionincluding high-order expression, low-order expression, focus expression, reinstallexpression; the function of evaluation including evidential evaluation and doubtfulevaluation; the function of emphasis including positive emphasis and connectorderly emphasis. |
