摘要：
This paper focuses on the formation of modal adverb Qiqi（期期） and mimetic word Qiqi（期期）, by pointing out that it is a language phenomenon formed gradually owing to cognitive differentiation of a salient event. The overlapping use dates from Shiji（史记）, which records it as a speech error phenomenon due to Zhou Chang（周昌）--a royal official＇s stutter. The historical record and diffusion makes it a salient event so that the overlapping use of Qiqi（期期） can remain and diffuse for a long time. During Ming（明） and Qing（清） dynasties, with the speeding up of Chinese lexical disyllablization tendency, Qiqi（期期） gradually achieves evolution from grammatical formation overlapping to word formation overlapping, thus obtaining two results-- --modal adverb Qiqi（期期） and mimetic word Qiqi（期期）. The formation is mainly caused by the differentiation of cognitive results concerning the salient event the popular overlapping of Qiqi（期期） due to Zhou Chang＇s（周昌） stutter as well as the effect of many factors like the syntactic pattern Qiqi（期期） is in, the adjustment of word class status of modal adverb Qi（期）, Chinese lexical disyllabification tendency and so on This paper indicates that a salient event plays an indispensable role in pushing the production and development of a newly-emerging language phenomenon so as to be worth paying close attention to and researching on.
摘要：
Based on the analysis of a great number of language data, the present paper points out that Jibenshang（基本上） can collocate with adverb Dou （都） and the like, and Jibenshang Dou（基本上都） is the commonest collocation. In the beginning, these two adverbs in the collocation had different semantic functions： Jibenshang（基本上） denoted scope, and Dou （都） denoted degree. Influenced by factors like meaning, syntax, frequency and language use, they are neutralized semantically, and this collocation gradually evolved into an structure to express extreme quantity vaguely, though their primitive functions in this collocation can still be found today. The collocation seems to be intra-contradictory, but it actually shows an aspect of the speaker＇s psychology of pursuing stability and perfection.
摘要：
The paper mainly makes a diachronic study on the use of 'dabuliao(大不了)'.At first, the paper investigates the eXpressional function of 'dabuliao(大不了)' in Contemporary Chinese.Then,it carries out a diachronic study.The research shows that there are three kinds of 'dabuliao(大不了)' in Contemporary Chinese,a phrase,an adjective and an adverb,which were not originated from the adverbial-head structure 'dabuliao(大不了)' in the Five Dynasties,but formed under the influence of the semantic change of its components and the analogy of 'V buliao(不了)' structure in the Qing Dynasty,and they appeared in different time.
