A Study on combination characteristics of noun of human organs and noun of locality and its congnitive explanation
Ying Li · 2009
The noun of human organs is a special subcategory of the noun.It can combine with noun of locality to form two kinds of sturcture,which exist respectively as 方(noun of locality)+X and X+方(noun of locality).The former can indicate both human body and location,while the latter only refers to location,and both structures are very different in the way to indicate location.The core part of the article,choosing four groups of noun of locality in symmetry and 25 nouns of human organs,explores their combining rules and characteristics.The survey reveals that among the combination of 方+X,左(zuo)/右(you)+X is most symmetrical in form and meaning,while among the combination of X+方,X+上(shang)/下(xia) is most symmetrical.Besides,上(shang) 前(qian) 里(li)/内(nei)/中(zhong) is easier to be appended to X than 下(xia) 后(hou) 外(wai).To these characteristics,we offer an explanation from congnitive perspective.