It is generally accepted that Shi evolved from a pronoun to a assertive copular and to a focus marker.

“是”从代词演变为断定系词，进而成为焦点标记，是语法界普遍接受的事实。

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This study examines the effect of implicit verb causality in determining the antecedent of a pronoun in Chinese sentence comprehension.

本研究探讨了在汉语句子理解中动词隐含因果性对代词指认的影响。

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Sometimes a noun or a pronoun can be used as an adjective.

名词或代词有时也可以用作形容词。

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