Semantic Function of Noun Composition in Directional Construction
Song Xiao-rong · Language and Translation · 2008
The directional construction includes two types:noun composition+ directional composition,directional composition+ noun composition.In the first construction type,the noun compositions act as ref- erence;in the second ones,some noun compositions act as reference,some as category,and some as original form.The different semantic function of noun composition in directional construction is distinguished according to judgment format between noun composition and every directional construction.