An Analysis of Semantic Relation of Aspect Markers in Chinese and Thai
Keywords:
Aspect, Marker, Chinese, ThaiAbstract
Chinese and Thai are the languages that do not have a grammatical category of tense nor verb conjugation to express sense of time. Because of specific features of each language, some categories classifications and meaning explanations cannot completely correspond with the other language. At present the concept of comparing meanings of Chinese and Thai aspect markers and their aspectual meanings is still insufficient. Moreover, Thai learners who study Chinese learn Chinese and Thai aspect markers by translating the meanings of the markers from textbooks or dictionaries. This results in unable to completely comprehend or misunderstand the real meanings. Therefore, this article presents the concept that can classify Chinese and Thai aspect markers and their aspectual meanings including analyzing criterion and defining aspect markers to specify relation types between Chinese and Thai aspect markers.
According to the study, it is found that there are three semantic relations of aspect markers in Chinese and Thai. 1. The corresponding of Chinese and Thai aspect markers in terms of their definitions and usages. 2. The similarity of aspect markers’ definition and usage in Chinese and Thai. 3. The unique characteristics of aspect markers’ definition and usage in Chinese and Thai.
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