Abstract
This paper analyzes and explains a contemporary word family with the pattern of “šs (zero) + X” from the perspectives of construction/collocation, expression/comprehension, and development/change. It is considered that the “šs + X” word family has been led into Chinese by translating jargons from the Indo-European languages, especially English, and its frequency is increasing in contemporary Chinese because of the expressive needs. Having entered Chinese, the changes of the“šs + X” words in constructional types, semantic connotations, and pragmatic inclination are diversified. The motivations of the development of quasi-prefixation in Chinese word formation are also explained.
| Keywords: | quasi-prefix; word family; word formation; connotation |
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