A study on aspect markers in Yunyang dialect
郧阳方言的体标记研究

摘要

动词的体，或称貌，本是屈折语由于时间顺序或动作状态的不同而变化的动词的形态，本质上是一种语法手段。汉语的孤立语性质决定了汉语的体貌不是由动词本身的形态变化而是借助体标记来完成的。本文主要就郧阳方言的几个体标记进行描写分析。郧阳方言的体可以分为九类，分别是持续体、完成体、已然体/将然体、经历体、尝试体、反复体、短时体、继续体和起始体。

Abstract

Aspect (also known as Aktionsart) of verbs is essentially a grammatical device realized through verbal inflections in fusional languages to distinguish temporal sequences and action states. As an isolating language, Chinese cannot encode aspect via morphological changes to verbs themselves; instead, it relies on aspect markers to express aspectual meanings. This paper mainly describes and analyzes several aspect markers in Yunyang dialect. The aspectual system of Yunyang dialect falls into nine categories: durative aspect, perfect aspect, retrospective/prospective aspect, experiential aspect, tentative aspect, iterative aspect, momentaneous aspect, continuative aspect, and inchoative aspect.