The Research Of Negative Words In <Mencius>

Many negative words in ancient Chinese, complicated, controversial. As a foundation of the study of Chinese history, researching on the specialized vocabulary book helps to sort out the language situation of an era. < Mencius > representatives the middle and late warring states period, of which the common negative words above ten. <Mencius >, a book selected as research material in this paper, chapter on using word, starting from the form and distribution, after the exhaustive collection, from grammatical functions and semantic aspects of functions of individual case-by-case review, trying to find the negatives and other negative words on the use and distribution of the different.Selected by Mr Yang Bojun, annotation, published by the Chinese classic books <Mencius> as the main reference, Using computer technology an exhaustive collection of actual cases of various negative words, each negative words match each format and the number of cases of the use of, and the same negative words used with the same format for comparative analysis, trying to find out the difference.After analysis, For the distribution of negative words of <Mencius >, we have a clear recognition of the use. "Bu" is the negative words of Mencius in most cases, as a simple negation adverb, it is flexibility to combine with other parts of speech, grammar is powerful and is very rich in meaning. "Fu" and "bu", is the adverb of negation of the negation, but "fu" modification function is single, as "bu" so rich. "Wu" two main verbs and adverbs of speech, except in negative sentences in General, can also be used in the imperative that prohibit or discourage, the equivalent of "don't". "Wu" and "fu", the modified single functions, mainly used in the imperative. "Fei" adjectives and adverbs two main parts of speech, mainly used in determining the sentence. "Wei" main verb or verb phrase that already has rejected. "Mo" and whether indefinite pronouns, when “mo” predicate in a sentence as an adjective, it usually means that comparable conditions.