Classifier Structures in Mandarin Chinese

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The study explores the syntactic intricacies of classifier constructions in Mandarin Chinese, revealing that the distinction between count and mass nouns is nuanced, characterized by two features: Numerability and Delimitability. Despite all nouns being non-count, a mass/non-mass contrast exists, influenced by the type of classifiers used. The book also examines how numeral expressions interact with classifiers, detailing their syntactic positions and functions, including the unique role of reduplicative classifiers in expressing unit plurality.