The origin of the adjectival and adverbial mulaolao in Wu Chinese

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Huayun Wang, Jianguo Xiong, Cenhong Luo
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Abstract

The word mulaolao (木佬佬) in Wu Chinese first appeared in written documents published during the period of the former Republic of China. It originated in Hangzhou dialect and spread to other regions such as Ningbo Taizhou, Jinhua, and Shanghai. In Hangzhou dialect, mulaolao serves both adjectival and adverbial purposes, and it is believed to have derived from the expressive adjective manlaolao (蛮老老). In manlaolao, the suffix - laolao (老老) intensifies the degree of a state or property and is written as “佬佬” due to its uncertain etymology. The man (蛮) part originally meant “rude and unreasonable” or “doughty” but has evolved to also mean “many”. In its weakened form, it underwent a checkedization1 process and was consequently pronounced as mu and written with a homophonous character “木”. The adjectival form of mulaolao is widely used, but in adverbial positions, it underwent semantic bleaching to become an adverb and fused into mao (冒). The adverbial usage of mulaolao is less prevalent among younger speakers.

吴语形容词和副词 "木老 "的起源
吴语 "木佬佬 "一词最早出现在前民国时期出版的书面文献中。它起源于杭州方言,后流传到宁波台州、金华、上海等地。在杭州方言中,"蛮老 "既是形容词,又是副词,据说是由 "蛮老 "这个形容词演变而来。在 "蛮老 "中,后缀 "老老"(laolao)加强了状态或属性的程度,由于其词源不确定,所以被写成 "佬佬"。蛮 "的本意是 "蛮横无理 "或 "粗暴",但后来也演变成 "许多 "的意思。在其弱化形式中,它经历了一个检查化 1 的过程,因此读作 "mu",并用一个同音字 "木 "来书写。mulaolao 的形容词形式被广泛使用,但在副词位置上,它经过语义漂白成为副词,并融合为 mao(冒)。mulaolao 的副词用法在较年轻的说话者中较少使用。
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期刊介绍: Journal of Chinese Linguistics (JCL) is an academic journal, which comprises research content from both general linguistics and Chinese linguistics. It is edited by a distinguished editorial board of international expertise. There are two publications: Journal of Chinese Linguistics (JCL) and Journal of Chinese Linguistics Monograph Series (JCLMS).
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