Abstract
There exist some “property and functional semi-affix + VP” constructions in Chinese language, which generally denote disposition and function. This paper defines this type of constructions as property and functional constructions, and describes and generalizes their syntactic and stylistic properties after putting them into different classes. This paper finds that property and functional constructions are widely used in property language styles such as advertisements, product descriptions, etc. with conciseness, reduplicated use, and productivity as their stylistic properties. Upon a thorough stylistic analysis, this paper takes a step further than previous studies on Middle constructions.
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