<正> 1. Syntacticization Vs Pragmaticization Syntacticization is a phenomenon which in-volves the typological interactions between topicprominent (Tp) and subject prominent (Sp) lan-guages. From the perspective of language evolu-tion, syntacticization, as claimed by Givon(1979), is a process of tightening up syntax, inwhich constructions formerly organized to maxi-mize pragmatic functions become grammaticized.For example, word order becomes more rigid;