Chinese component grammar chapter

Author: Wu Qizhu
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Language is the direct embodiment of thought, and the grammar of language reflects the characteristics of human thinking patterns. The ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi said: "The Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. All things carry yin and embrace yang, and the intermingling of qi brings harmony." This passage introduces three important philosophical concepts: "Tao," "birth," and "harmony." "Tao" is the substance of the universe, "birth" is transformation and change, and "harmony" is peace. In modern terms, it means "wholeness," "dynamism," and "balance," which are the three essential elements that constitute the world. They are dialectically linked: a dynamic whole, a whole with balanced dynamics, and balanced dynamics in a whole. This is the thinking pattern that has been formed over thousands of years in China. This thinking pattern is reflected in two aspects of thought methods that are worth noting: one is intuitive insight, and the other is taking likenesses and analogies. The characteristics of this thinking pattern and way of thinking are fully reflected in the grammatical structure of Chinese, such as emphasizing meaning over form, arranging word order and using function words based on the fundamental concepts of wholeness, dynamism, and balance, expressing conciseness, and the prominent use of ellipsis, and so on. The component theory and component analysis advocated in this book are believed by us to be in line with the thinking patterns and characteristics of Chinese people's thinking methods, and are scientific. However, due to the author's limited ability, the understanding is not thorough, and the exploration is not deep, so there must be many problems and shortcomings in the book. We sincerely hope that readers and experts will kindly offer their advice.