The appellation to call a girl in Qingdao dialect is“da man‐er”(大嫚儿),which is supposed to derive from German word“Damen”phonetically,according to:(1)remarkable similarities in meaning,pronunciation,and consist...The appellation to call a girl in Qingdao dialect is“da man‐er”(大嫚儿),which is supposed to derive from German word“Damen”phonetically,according to:(1)remarkable similarities in meaning,pronunciation,and consistencies in commendatory or derogatory senses;(2)different preferences for people in different ages;and(3)the insertability of modifiers(adjectives or nouns)for“xiao man‐er”(小嫚儿)and the non‐insertability for“da man‐er”(大嫚儿).Therefore,nearly 100 years during the changing processes,“da man‐er”(大嫚儿)has a series of derivations commonly referring to the appellations of“girl”,such as“man‐er”(嫚儿),“man gu zi”(嫚姑子),“xiao man‐er”(小嫚儿)and even the formation of“xiao(小)+adj/n+man‐er”(嫚儿).展开更多
In Qingdao dialect,“zan gan-er”(趱赶儿),meaning“small amount of time”,always collocates with“duo(多),yi(一),bu(不),mei(没)”etc.,to form many types of quantifiers which hold the similar meaning“brief period”dif...In Qingdao dialect,“zan gan-er”(趱赶儿),meaning“small amount of time”,always collocates with“duo(多),yi(一),bu(不),mei(没)”etc.,to form many types of quantifiers which hold the similar meaning“brief period”different in degree and which act as attributes,adverbial modifiers or objects.Due to the existence of a syntactic limitation of the“one core-verb”,in the serial-verb construction,the word“zan gan”(趱赶)gradually became an adverb,meaning“in a hurry”,and then under the analogy or derivation of the reasoning mechanism,the hidden meaning of its“temporary time”gradually became clear in daily life,and finally the word“zan gan-er”(趱赶儿)was evolved into a time word which meaning was“small amount of time”.展开更多
文摘The appellation to call a girl in Qingdao dialect is“da man‐er”(大嫚儿),which is supposed to derive from German word“Damen”phonetically,according to:(1)remarkable similarities in meaning,pronunciation,and consistencies in commendatory or derogatory senses;(2)different preferences for people in different ages;and(3)the insertability of modifiers(adjectives or nouns)for“xiao man‐er”(小嫚儿)and the non‐insertability for“da man‐er”(大嫚儿).Therefore,nearly 100 years during the changing processes,“da man‐er”(大嫚儿)has a series of derivations commonly referring to the appellations of“girl”,such as“man‐er”(嫚儿),“man gu zi”(嫚姑子),“xiao man‐er”(小嫚儿)and even the formation of“xiao(小)+adj/n+man‐er”(嫚儿).
文摘In Qingdao dialect,“zan gan-er”(趱赶儿),meaning“small amount of time”,always collocates with“duo(多),yi(一),bu(不),mei(没)”etc.,to form many types of quantifiers which hold the similar meaning“brief period”different in degree and which act as attributes,adverbial modifiers or objects.Due to the existence of a syntactic limitation of the“one core-verb”,in the serial-verb construction,the word“zan gan”(趱赶)gradually became an adverb,meaning“in a hurry”,and then under the analogy or derivation of the reasoning mechanism,the hidden meaning of its“temporary time”gradually became clear in daily life,and finally the word“zan gan-er”(趱赶儿)was evolved into a time word which meaning was“small amount of time”.
