The Semantics, Syntax and Lexicalization of the Approximate Numeral"Yiduoban(一多半)"
The approximate numeral"yiduoban(一多半)"represent more than half of the majority, and It has flexible syntactic position. It is used as subject, object, attribute, adverbial, etc., and which can also co-appear with adverbs to show the speaker's subjective attitude towards the quantity."Yiduoban(一多半)"can be used for already, future, habitual and hypothetical events. The numeral"yiduoban(一多半)"is composed of"yi(一)"and"duoban(多半)", which first appeared in Yuan dynasty and matured in Qing dynasty;And it is formed under the joint action of the motivation and mechanism of semantic weakening and cognitive chunking.
Approximate Numeral"Yiduoban(一多半)"More Than HalfCognitive ChunkingLexicalization
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