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Dimension-denoting classifiers in Taiwanese compound adjectives.
- Source :
- Journal of East Asian Linguistics; Jun2010, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p181-205, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This paper analyzes Taiwanese A-CL sequences as compound adjectives by treating the classifier inside such sequences as a dimension provider and the adjective as involving an ordering function. Combined with the assumption that classifiers occurring as the CL of A-CL compound adjectives should be divided into single-dimension denoting and multi-dimension denoting elements, the analysis provides a rationale for why the adjectives permitted in A-CL compound adjectives have the interesting and otherwise perplexing property of being so limited in number. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09258558
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of East Asian Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 51088732
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10831-010-9059-7