현대중국어 형용사의 빈어 공기 현상

Abstract

This paper noted the phenomenon of adjectives having an object in modern Chinese, and considered the characteristics of the type of object and the reason for this feature. We investigated the actual status of entries in the dictionary of words that were presented as adjectives with objects in the preceding studies, and found that the majority of the words are now identified as verbs, but in cases of adjectives with automatic object, they are often recorded as adjectives. Regarding the reason why adjectives that do not have an object generally appear with the automatic object, this paper considered the similarities between the Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence and the Existential Sentence and the Possessor-Subject Possessee-Object Sentence, and found that Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence has historically emerged as part of the expansion process of Existential Sentence. It was also noted that Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence indicates ‘occurrence’. In conclusion, it can be seen that the fact that adjectives generally do not have an object is a feature that is still generally effective at present, and in the case of Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence, it is used because of the background of the appearance of construction and the function of expression meaning.