Further study should be made in the fields of systematic research, generalization of modal significance, mood of the modal particles, and the relations between mandarin, dialects and archaism.

• 不过不足也很明显：系统性研究不够；方言语气词与普通话、汉语史的联系不够；语气词语气意义的概括不够；从比较语言学和普通语言学角度研究语气词很不够。