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Two types of classifier reduplications in Mandarin

Linguistic research, 2022-03, Vol.39 (1), p.185-211 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Two types of classifier reduplications in Mandarin
  • Author: Yanyang Zheng ; Kyumin Kim
  • Subjects: adjective ; classifier ; classifier reduplication ; determiner ; head movement ; plural
  • Is Part Of: Linguistic research, 2022-03, Vol.39 (1), p.185-211
  • Description: Reduplication is a word formation process, which has been widely attested across languages. Mandarin is a language that shows extensive range of reduplication across different categories such as a classifier. However, despite its widespread use of classifier reduplication, the syntax of reduplicated classifiers has not been well understood in the current literature. This paper addresses the syntax of reduplicated classifiers by focusing on the two issues: (i) the category of a reduplicated classifier, and (ii) the syntactic derivation of classifier reduplication. As for issue (i), we propose that classifier reduplication creates two different syntactic categories, namely D(eterminer) and A(djective), building on novel empirical evidence not provided in the previous studies. Regarding issue (ii), building on head movement analysis of Travis (2003) on reduplication, we propose that a CL head undergoes head movement which results in the proposed categorial status of reduplication, i.e., D and A. This paper not only contributes to the understanding of syntax of classifier reduplication in Mandarin, but also provides support for the current view that reduplication can be motivated by syntax (Basciano and Melloni 2017; Kimper 2008; Travis 2003). (Nanyang Institute of Technology · Chungbuk National University)
  • Publisher: 경희대학교 언어정보연구소
  • Language: Korean
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1229-1374
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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