Separate-fused liheci words with component-motivated semantics in modern Chinese

Abstract. The paper deals with a description of semantic and syntagmatic features of separable words liheci with component-motivated semantics in modern Chinese. A corpus-based analysis of language material showed a wide range of different elements before the nominal component of separable word liheci (nouns, noun phrases, pronouns, adjectives, measure-words, etc.). Further, functional characteristics of each inserted element before the nominal component of liheci are discussed. As a result, it was shown that a number of inserted elements break the semantic unity of the verb-object liheci. The cases of insertion lexical items naming the participants with different semantic roles in the structure of liheci are also discussed.

Keywords: Chinese, verb-object construction, separable words, liheci, nominal component

For citation: Kisel P.O. Separable words liheci with component-motivated semantics in modern Chinese. // Modern Oriental Studies. 2022; 4(3). https://doi.org/10.24412/2686-9675-3-2022-27-37