• Journal of Sinology and China Studies
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• v.78
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• pp.25-46
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• 2019

In this paper, we analyzed the characteristics of quasi-affix '迷' and 'X迷' words. '迷' has the characteristics of a quasi-affix in general: Grammaticalization, Position fixing, Vocabulary productivity, so it can be considered as a quasi-affix. The results of the analysis are as follows. Firstly, the meaning of '迷' is far from the original meaning and has become a reference to a person, so the degree of grammaticalization is measured to be high. Secondly, If a quasi-affix '迷' represent the meaning 'A person who is addicted to something or something or action', '迷' has to be placed at the end of a word. So '迷' is a quasi-suffix. Thirdly, many compound words are derived from '迷' and 'X迷' words are all nouns, '迷' is a quasi-suffix which can make nounization. The part of speech of 'X' is mainly noun and the next is verb. The syllables of 'X' is mainly two syllables, the words 'X迷' are mainly three syllables, followed by single and three syllables. The meaning of 'X' can be divided into 11 categories, including literature, art, objects, activities, and physical activities. The meaning of quasi-affix '迷' arose in modern times. The analysis suggests that there will be many words derived from '迷' in the future.