The emerging popular construction in modern Chinese,"Bi A Geng A",expresses the meaning of"Super A"in the form of comparative sentences,which is significantly different from the typical comparative structure"More Y than X"in terms of structure,syntax,and semantics.The variable A that can enter this construct must be a non-quantitative adjective with[+metric meaning].The whole construction has construction coercion on variable A,and during the process of transitioning from statement to reference,the domain of A's characteristics becomes specific.Then A becomes a comparable object.The speaker expresses the degree to which the comparative subject S surpasses the category A itself through the construction of"Bi A Geng A",in order to express the high degree of S.In the process of forming the construction"Bi A Geng A",the metaphor mechanism of language and the semantic fusion are important derivative mechanisms.
Emerging Popular Constructions"Bi A Geng A"Construction CoercionQuantitative Transformation of Adjectives
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