Some questions regarding the analysis of classifiers and classifier constructions are raised in this paper.The classifier,as a mere adjunct adjoining to the head,cannot serve as the head of the noun phrase containing ...Some questions regarding the analysis of classifiers and classifier constructions are raised in this paper.The classifier,as a mere adjunct adjoining to the head,cannot serve as the head of the noun phrase containing it,and as a result,it cannot project as ClP or nP.Under this approach,the DP analysis and the classifier construction theory are further refined.The constituents which precede and follow the classifier are analyzed in terms of their syntactic functions,semantic relations,linear features,feature assignment and syntactic occurrence in order to represent the classifier construction with the X-bar phrase structure theory appropriately and correctly and present a universal approach to classifier constructions in various languages.展开更多
The study manipulated semantic and syntactic variables to explore the cognitive neuroscience mechanisms of Chinese classifier construction"yi+N(CL)+N".It was indicated:First,the mismatch could be dissolved i...The study manipulated semantic and syntactic variables to explore the cognitive neuroscience mechanisms of Chinese classifier construction"yi+N(CL)+N".It was indicated:First,the mismatch could be dissolved if and only if the CL and modified noun were semantically related,which implied the significance of semantics in dissolving syntactic conflicts and processing linguistic items.Second,syntactic and semantic information were both activated at the early and late stages of language processing,which is consistent with the claims of the extended Concurrent Model.Third,the Access Mechanism of CLs,i.e.items in ordinary partitive phrases and temporary partitive phrases was identified.The former were addressed in a direct way,while the latter were processed in an assembled way.展开更多
文摘Some questions regarding the analysis of classifiers and classifier constructions are raised in this paper.The classifier,as a mere adjunct adjoining to the head,cannot serve as the head of the noun phrase containing it,and as a result,it cannot project as ClP or nP.Under this approach,the DP analysis and the classifier construction theory are further refined.The constituents which precede and follow the classifier are analyzed in terms of their syntactic functions,semantic relations,linear features,feature assignment and syntactic occurrence in order to represent the classifier construction with the X-bar phrase structure theory appropriately and correctly and present a universal approach to classifier constructions in various languages.
基金This paper is a partial fulfillment of the philosophy and social science researches in colleges and universities of Jiangsu Province(No.2018SJA2133)National Social Science Fund Project(No.19BYY089).
文摘The study manipulated semantic and syntactic variables to explore the cognitive neuroscience mechanisms of Chinese classifier construction"yi+N(CL)+N".It was indicated:First,the mismatch could be dissolved if and only if the CL and modified noun were semantically related,which implied the significance of semantics in dissolving syntactic conflicts and processing linguistic items.Second,syntactic and semantic information were both activated at the early and late stages of language processing,which is consistent with the claims of the extended Concurrent Model.Third,the Access Mechanism of CLs,i.e.items in ordinary partitive phrases and temporary partitive phrases was identified.The former were addressed in a direct way,while the latter were processed in an assembled way.
