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• TITLE: Semantic Grammaticalization in the Construction “N1 you V guo N2” from Neo-Cognitive Pragmatic Perspective

  AUTHORS: Qiuhong Xing

  KEYWORDS: N1 you V guo N2, Semantic Grammaticalization, Pragmaticalization, Pragmatic Marker

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, Vol.8 No.6, December 13, 2018

  ABSTRACT: The construction “N1 you V guo N2” pervasively visible in China has demonstrated its typical cog-pragmatic features. It is pointed out that “you” and “guo” in this construction are the results of notional verbs’ grammaticalization. Grammatical features and cognitive motivation of it have been discussed based on the project theory and de-categorization theory. In its grammaticalization and pragmaticalization process the pragmatic markers contribute the most. Considering the integrated meaning from social, pragmatic and cognitive perspectives, it is found that the construction is out of the speaker’s particular intention, also the results of pragmaticalization.