Process-Related Durative Phrases as Numeral-Classifier Phrases in Chinese

This paper argues that pre-nominal durative phrases should be analyzed as numeral-classifiers in Chinese. New evidence is provided from Taiwanese tone sandhi rules and the de-insertion rule in Mandarin. It is shown that the numeral-classifier analysis of the pre-nominal durative phrase is able to so...

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Veröffentlicht in:Taiwan Journal of Linguistics 2014-01, Vol.12 (2), p.59-80
1. Verfasser: 廖偉聞(Roger Wei-Wen Liao)
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This paper argues that pre-nominal durative phrases should be analyzed as numeral-classifiers in Chinese. New evidence is provided from Taiwanese tone sandhi rules and the de-insertion rule in Mandarin. It is shown that the numeral-classifier analysis of the pre-nominal durative phrase is able to solve the tension among previous analyses, and may provide a unified account for the syntax-semantic mismatch of the durative phrase. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:1729-4649
DOI:10.6519/TJL.2014.12(2).3