The Syntax of the Abstract-type Measurement Construction in Mandarin Chinese

This paper investigates a special sub-type of measurement construction in Mandarin Chinese, namely the [Num-measure word-de-N] construction where the N is an abstract dimension-denoting noun. Evidence is presented to show that the abstract-type [Num-measure word-de-N] should be fundamentally disting...

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Main Author: Jin Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-06-01
Series:Studies in Chinese Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/scl-2017-0003