Diachronically, there are some changes in the object of the verb chi（吃）. Firstly, we can find the changes in the semantic type of the object. In the past there were mainly patient-objects, but later, there were more and more nonpatient-objects. Secondly, we can find some changes in the denotation of the object from nouns denoting food to non-food. Besides, the nouns denoting food also have undergone some changes from ＂solid food → solid ...
