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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

“Zuì(the Most)+Noun” Structure from the Perspective of Construction Grammar

Author : Bin Yang

Published in: Chinese Lexical Semantics

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

“最[Zuì](the most)+Noun” structure is widely used, and yet runs counter to traditional grammar rules. In order to explore the theoretical basis of this construction, the paper analyzes “最[Zuì](the most)+Noun” structure from the perspective of the construction coercion mechanism. The research shows that “最[Zuì](the most)+Noun” is a non-common construction structure in the intermediate state of schematic construction and entity construction. The fundamental motivation of construction coercion effect lies in interface conflict, including the contradiction and discord among the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic levels. Meanwhile, construction prototype, cognitive context and use frequency exert an influence on the process of construction coercion effect of “最[Zuì](the most)+Noun” structure.

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Metadata
Title
“Zuì(the Most)+Noun” Structure from the Perspective of Construction Grammar
Author
Bin Yang
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Chinese Lexical Semantics

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-04014-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-04015-4

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04015-4_23

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