An Analysis of the Subjectivity of the Chinese"FAFB"Phrasal Constructs
The four types of Chinese four-character phrasal constructs are commonly used in modern Chinese,which are"bu A bu B","mei A mei B""wu A wu B"and"fei A fei B".The four types of constructs are similar in terms of their construction mechanisms and internal semantic relations,but the solidification and usage rate of"bu A bu B"constructs are much higher than the other three types.At the same time,the four types of constructs presenAbstract:t a sequential ranking relationship in terms of subjectivity:"bu A bu B">"mei A mei B">"wu A wu B">"fei A fei B".Therefore,based on prototype theory,this paper re-gards the construct of"bu A bu B"as a typical"FAFB"construct,and discusses the subjectivity of"FAFB"constructs.