A Study of Chinese Inverse Morphemes Words
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Inverse Morphemes Word, Chinese Language, Word Meaning, Functions of WordsAbstract
This research aims to study the meanings and functions of Chinese inverse morphemes words focusing on the AB - BA format from the book “Chinese Proficiency Vocabulary and Character Level Outline” (2001). The study found that the rearranged Chinese words would often have varied meanings from the original one. They could be classified into three forms: 1. the inverse morphemes words that had similar or related meanings (20 pairs); 2. the inverse morphemes words with different meanings (5 pairs); and 3. the inverse morphemes words that had different meanings but shared some similarities (27 pairs). In terms of the functions of word, when Chinese words undergo the position rearrangements, those words can also serve as different parts of speech. They could be categorized into two groups: 1. the function of original words was unchanged (23 pairs) and 2. the function of words changed from its original function (29 pairs), which those words could serve more than one types of part of speech. Therefore, the Chinese inverse morphemes words might not be defined by solely distinguishing the words' meaning, but word's functions and contexts conveying comprehensive meanings should be also emphasized.
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