Two Forms of Adjective Plus Noun Configuration
Liu Chaohua · Journal of Chuxiong Normal University · 2006
Adjective plus noun configuration has two forms: Adj + N form and Adj + de + Nform.Adj + Nform is usually a combination of adjectives describing nature of things and nouns indicating the category of things,the form of combination is continual and ceaseless,the nouns indication things is boundless.Whereas,Adj + de + Nform is a temporary combination,it is the combination of adjectives describing the state of things and individual nouns.As a kind of discrete combination,things indicated by the nouns are limited.