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Linglib.Fragments.Mandarin.Nouns

Mandarin Chinese Noun Lexicon Fragment #

@cite{chierchia-1998}

Mandarin-specific noun entries. Mandarin is [+arg, -pred]: all nouns are kind-denoting by default, no number morphology, no articles, classifiers required for counting, bare nouns freely occur as arguments.

Classifiers are now typed ClassifierEntry values from the classifier lexicon (Fragments.Mandarin.Classifiers), replacing the previous unstructured Option String representation. This enables verification of Aikhenvald's semantic generalizations about classifier selection.

A lexical entry for a Mandarin noun.

The classifier field points to a typed ClassifierEntry from the classifier lexicon, carrying semantic information about why that classifier is selected (animacy, shape, function, etc.).

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        Mandarin NP structure (no grammatical number or articles).

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              The form string of the classifier (for display).

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                Mandarin has no articles, so no type shifts are blocked.

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                                                                                All animal nouns take the animal classifier 只.

                                                                                Books take the bound-volume classifier 本.