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On the Semantic Cognition of the Emerging Construction "X Zhu Le"—From Grammatical Construction to Rhetorical Construction

Author(s)

WANG Chengqi, GAO Jun

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2025.05.005

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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

The present paper discusses the semantic cognition of the emerging Chinese construction “X zhu le (住了)” from grammatical to rhetorical construction. It is found that “zhu” within this construction undergoes the transition from indicating “firmness” and “pause” to a more abstract state, highlighting the richness of “X”. In addition, this construction, affected by both internal and external linguistic factors, shows a trend of colloquialization and visualization.

KEYWORDS

“X zhu le” (X住了), grammatical construction, rhetorical construction

Cite this paper

WANG Chengqi & GAO Jun, On the Semantic Cognition of the Emerging Construction "X Zhu Le"—From Grammatical Construction to Rhetorical Construction. US-China Foreign Language, May 2025, Vol. 23, No. 5, 186-190 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2025.05.005

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