A Study On The Preposition In The Travels Of Hsu HsiaKo

This paper use Preposition of The Travels of Hsu HsiaKo as the object of study, make a thematic research. Use the method of exhaustive description, quantitative and qualitative analysis and synchronic and diachronic, trying to build up a preposition system through meaning and grammar. Statistics the number of preposition through the way of electronic text retrieval and human interference, then qualitative analysis the statistical data. According to the meaning and characteristics of prepositons, divided them into six categories: prepostion of location, preposition of time, preposition of object, preposition of way, preposition of purpose and preposition of scope. Analysis briefly about the composition of the prepositional object, the position of the object and preposition phrase, and the usual form of preposition. Compare the preposition in The Travels of Hsu HsiaKo with the ones in different period, to explore the development path. According to the resaerch, some preposition are from ancient time or the Middle Ages, some are from the beginning of the Modern Chinese, some are used specifically in the book. And there are some preposition from this unique part still exsist in the Mordern Chinese. The Preposition in The Travels of Hsu HsiaKo are in line with the path of development, which means the function is constantly clear, and the sentence element is steady decline.