Difference between revisions of "Word Structure"
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== Potential content == | == Potential content == | ||
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* Reduplication | * Reduplication | ||
** Of verbs: gives sense of 'a little' or 'a bit'. Can also insert 一 between reduplicated characters. | ** Of verbs: gives sense of 'a little' or 'a bit'. Can also insert 一 between reduplicated characters. | ||
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*** AB, ABAB, AABB, ABB | *** AB, ABAB, AABB, ABB | ||
** Some disyllabic words cannot be reduplicated (need listing) | ** Some disyllabic words cannot be reduplicated (need listing) | ||
| + | ** Many kinship terms are reduplicated (and can't appear as single characters) | ||
Revision as of 07:38, 25 July 2011
Potential content
- Affixes
- Reduplication
- Of verbs: gives sense of 'a little' or 'a bit'. Can also insert 一 between reduplicated characters.
- Of adjectives: becomes more vivid
- Of nouns: 'all' or 'every'
- Of measure words: 'all' or 'every'
- Only single character measure words can be reduplicated
- Reduplicated syllable is neutral tone
- Reduplication structures:
- AB, ABAB, AABB, ABB
- Some disyllabic words cannot be reduplicated (need listing)
- Many kinship terms are reduplicated (and can't appear as single characters)
Sources and further reading
- Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 28 - 85) (needs Amazon code)
- Wikipedia: Chinese grammar
