上古汉语词汇构成以单音词为主,三音词数量很少;中古汉语中的三音词数量有所增加,在表达内容上也有所突破;近代汉语中三音词的数量比以前有了较大幅度的提升。在现代汉语中,外来词的融入、网络语言的广泛传播、词语模的大量运用、构词法的发展等诸多原因,使三音词本身具有比双音节词更大的信息涵盖性、更多的意义表达性和更高的能产性。近年来,三音词发展态势不可小觑,词汇构词法的完善、数量上的剧增推使词汇双音化向三音化过渡,使现代汉语词汇有三音化的可能,从而成为词汇史上的又一转折点。
Most of the words in Ancient Chinese were one-syllable words,whereas three-syllable words were few.The three-syllable words were increasing and could convey more meaning in Middle Chinese.The number of them increased significantly in early Modern Chinese.Driven by many reasons such as the integration of the borrowed words,the use of the word formation models with the spread of internet language and the development of word formation,the three-syllable words begin to cover more information than the two-syllable words,and more interpretation and productivity in recent Modern Chinese.In recent years the three-syllable words have shown an obvious development tendency.The perfection of the word formation and the leap of the word number have pushed the word transformation from the two syllabification to the three syllabification,which makes the Chinese words three syllabification possible and becomes a turning point in the Chinese lexical history