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Resultative Verb Compounds in Mandarin Chinese

A Case for Lexical Rules

Bibliographic Data

ID2902984
AuthorsScott A Thompson (0000-0002-7794-2042, corresponding author), Sandra Annear Thompson
Year1973
Volume49
Issue2
Pages361
Publication date1973-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/412459
OpenAlexW2052714195
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited1

Resultative verbs in Mandarin Chinese are morphologically complex verbs which can undergo a certain affixation rule. Evidence is presented to support the claim that such verbs are best accounted for as being derived by a small set of lexical rules, rather than by syntactic transformations. The form and function of these lexical rules are discussed in detail

Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Natural language processing · Resultative · Verb · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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Citation span1975 - 2025 (51)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 24
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