A Preliminary Study of Word Order in Zeng Yunqian′s Shangshu Zhengdu

Shangshu Zhengdu is the first research book of Shangshu shifting from exegetical research to grammar research.Zeng Yunqian makes lots of analysis of reversed words in Shangshu.Influenced by his predecessors,Zeng Yunqian′s grammar outlook has reflected three functions of word order,i.e.restricting the syntax structure,revealing word-class shift and affecting pragmatic effect.In addition,Zeng Yunqian′s grammar outlook has also revealed the primitive thinking form.