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| − | == Potential content ==
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| − | * [[Affixes]]
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| − | * Reduplication
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| − | ** Of verbs: gives sense of 'a little' or 'a bit'. Can also insert 一 between reduplicated characters.
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| − | ** Of adjectives: becomes more vivid
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| − | ** Of nouns: 'all' or 'every'
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| − | ** Of measure words: 'all' or 'every'
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| − | *** Only single character measure words can be reduplicated
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| − | ** Reduplicated syllable is neutral tone
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| − | ** Reduplication structures:
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| − | *** AB, ABAB, AABB, ABB
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| − | ** Some disyllabic words cannot be reduplicated (need listing)
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| − | ** Many kinship terms are reduplicated (and can't appear as single characters)
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| − | * Compounds
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| − | ** Very difficult to define in Mandarin as lack of clear distinction between morphemes / words
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| − | ** Some compounds extremely idiomatic, little relation between component meaning and compound meaning, e.g. 花生
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| − | ** Others less idiomatic - compound source can be traced through components e.g. 矛盾
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| − | ** Finally, some compounds very obviously formed from components e.g. 洗澡
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| − | ** Compounds are formed frequently and creatively - can't be learned by rote
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| − | ** One interesting kind is a parallel compound - each component is equally important and has a similar meaning, e.g. 盗贼
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| − | ** Verbal compounds important in Mandarin
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| − | *** Result compounds
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| − | *** Direction compounds
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| − | *** Phase compounds
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| − | *** Metaphorical compounds
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| − | ** Verb-object compounds
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| − | ** Some words can be considered subject-predicate compounds e.g. 头疼
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | * [http://www.amazon.com/Mandarin-Chinese-Functional-Reference-Grammar/dp/0520066103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311578104&sr=8-1 Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar] (pp. 28 - 85) '''''(needs Amazon code)'''''
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| − | * Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_grammar Chinese grammar]
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| − | [[Category:Structures]]
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