目录 Introduction/1 0.1 The term FPEP/1 0.2 Problems and aims/2 0.3 Assumptions and methods/7 0.4 Evidence and conventions/10 0.5 Summary and outline of this book/16 Chapter 1 The Theoretical Framework/20 1.1 Introduction/20 1.2 Meaning and grammar/20 1.3 Mechanisms of historical change/36 1.4 Grammatiealization and diachronie comparison/48 1.5 Summary/58 Chapter 2 Prior and Current Work on FPEPs and Grammaticalization/60 2.1 Introduction/60 2.2 Studies on grammaticalization/60 2.3 Backgrounds of the study on FPEPs/64 2.4 Major contemporary issues/87 2.5 Summary/94 Chapter 3 The Development of FP + MSV Epistemic Parentheticals/96 3.1 Introduction/96 3.2 FP + MSV epistemie parentheticals in PDE & MdMand/97 3.3 The development of FP + MSV EPs in English/105 3.4 The development of FP + MSV EPs in Chinese/116 3.5 Summary/125 Chapter 4 The Development of FP + SAV Epistemic Parentheticals/127 4.1 Introduction/127 4.2 Speech act verbs and performative verbs/128 4.3 FP + SAV epistemic parentheticals in PDE & MdMand/132 4.4 The development of FP + SAV EPs in English/139 4.5 The development of FP + SAV EPs in Chinese/151 4.6 Summary/160 Chapter 5 The Development of FP + SPV Epistemic Parentheticals/162 5.1 Introduction/162 5.2 FP + SPV epistemic parentheticals in PDE & MdMand/163 5.3 The development of FP + SPV EPs in English/168 5.4 The development of FP + SAV EPs in Chinese/178 5.5 Summary/185 Chapter 6 Comparison: Diaehronie Universals and Diaehronie Typology/187 6.1 Introduction/187 6.2 Diachronic comparison : granmaaticalization of FPEPs/187 6.3 Synchronic comparison: FPEPs in the two languages and three sources/199 6.4 Diachronic universals and diachronic typology/210 6.5 Summary/220 Conclusion/222 Appendices/230 Bibliography/235 Acknowledgements/249
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