Manusya, Journal of Humanities
Publication Date
2016-01-01
Abstract
As we know, in spoken language, 个gè is a commonly accepted general classifier 3 in Modern Chinese. However, this is not the case for other dialects. In the Southern dialects, the specific classifier 只zhī in Mandarin is adopted (Wang, 2008 (c): 279- 281). Additionally, in certain Southern dialects, 条tiáo has a wide range of uses. Thus, it can be said thatall these individual classifiers share one common feature: all are often used with several kinds of common nouns, i.e. for persons, animals, body parts, objects of daily use, etc. Consequently, in this paper, I will explore the three Chinese classifiers 只zhī, 个gè and 条tiáo in Mandarin, comparing them with the three other Southern dialects, namely Hakka, Chaozhou, and Cantonese, employing the prototype theory (Rosch, 1978) and interview technique, in order to reveal how Northern and Southern people view the world through these classifiers.
First Page
1
Last Page
27
Recommended Citation
Chawla, Chanyaporn
(2016)
"A Semantic Study of the Classifier 只zhī, 个gè And 条tiáo in Mandarin And Three Southern Chinese Dialects,"
Manusya, Journal of Humanities: Vol. 19:
No.
1, Article 1.
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