Chinese compounds are classified according to the proposal put forth by Bisetto and Scalise (2005): that is attributive, Subordinate and Coordinate. A table with formal properties of compounds is given and finally the so called Headedness principle of Packard (2005) is discussed at leght. Our claim is that (with the exception of V+V constructions for which also a syntactic analysis can be given and the so called Verb-Object constructions) on chinese the head is to the right. Therefore, the position of the head can be considered as a parameter ibn the languages of the world (either to the left or to the right).
Classification, structure and Headedness of Chinese Compounds / S.Scalise; A.Ceccagno. - In: LINGUE E LINGUAGGIO. - ISSN 1720-9331. - STAMPA. - V, 2:(2006), pp. 233-260.
Classification, structure and Headedness of Chinese Compounds
SCALISE, SERGIO;CECCAGNO, ANTONELLA
2006
Abstract
Chinese compounds are classified according to the proposal put forth by Bisetto and Scalise (2005): that is attributive, Subordinate and Coordinate. A table with formal properties of compounds is given and finally the so called Headedness principle of Packard (2005) is discussed at leght. Our claim is that (with the exception of V+V constructions for which also a syntactic analysis can be given and the so called Verb-Object constructions) on chinese the head is to the right. Therefore, the position of the head can be considered as a parameter ibn the languages of the world (either to the left or to the right).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
