A Semantic Research into a Chinese Message-copying Adverb
Deng Gen-qin · 2003
From information theory and cognitive science,the present paper conducts a systematic research into You,a Chinese adverb,and reexamines its semantic features.The Chinese word You has the function of copying message,so it is a copying adverb.Its meanings and usages are re_analysed in this paper into two kinds:complet copying and partial copying which can be further classified into homo_copying,supplementary copying and oppositional copying.