Abstract
In this paper, we discussed the ways in which the two proximal demonstratives of CI (此) and SI (斯) are grammaticalized as conjunctions. After a review, we came to the conclusion that the grammatical usage of CI (此) and SI (斯) as conjunctions was different. CI (此) is used when CI (此) from the grammatical structure of “VP, 此+VP” is no longer substituting the antecedent which is then grammaticalized into a clause conjunction that represents the cumulative from the subject, and furthermore evolves into a sentence conjunction that demonstrates the cumulative. SI (斯) is initially used as a parallel phrase conjunction in the grammatical structure of “V+斯+V”, then grammaticalized into a clause conjunction that represents the cumulative word from the subject. From this, we realized that the proximal demonstratives do not change but work as a cumulative as they are grammaticalized into a clause conjunction, and the way in which they are grammaticalized can be different even when compared to other identical proximal demonstratives.
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