The Development and Evolution of Interrogative and Rhetorical Questions in Archaic Chinese
A Study Based on Shangshu, Zhouyi and Lunyu
Authors
Qing Ding1, 2, a
1Center for the Study of Language and Cognition, Zhejiang University
2Research Center for Chinese Language History, Zhejiang University
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Email: dingqing2015@163.com
Corresponding Author
Qing Ding
Available Online 1 February 2022.
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.069How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Archaic Chinese; Interrogative Questions; Rhetorical Questions; Semantic Reasoning; Shangshu
- Abstract
In Archaic Chinese, there is a clear difference between the interrogative and rhetorical questions in the form of expression. In texts, there is a tendency to use more rhetorical questions than interrogative questions, such as Shangshu and Zhouyi. However, with the development and evolution of the Chinese language, the boundary between the two has gradually become blurred. In Lunyu, the two types can no longer be clearly distinguished in terms of form or usage tendency. This process is also accompanied by the expansion of the function of the interrogative words and the rise and fall of them.
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- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Qing Ding PY - 2022 DA - 2022/02/01 TI - The Development and Evolution of Interrogative and Rhetorical Questions in Archaic Chinese BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 377 EP - 381 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220131.069 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.069 ID - Ding2022 ER -