多功能虚词“连”在汉语方言(特别是西北方言)里有很多不见于普通话的用法。本文在描写“连”多功能模式的基础上,探讨其诸多功能之间的内在联系和演化脉络,并初步构拟了“连”语义演变的路径。
The multi-functional word Lian 连 has various usages in Chinese dialects, especially in dialects in the Northwest, much more than in Putonghua. The paper figures out the relations between these functions of Lian 连 in Chinese dialects. It also proposes the paths of the semantic change of Lian 连.