Key Terms:

Hierachical Structure:

Left-branching

Right-branching

Word Formation Processes

Affixation

Prefixing

Suffixing

Compounding

Reduplication

Tone change

Interweaving

Syllable Morpheme Word

Homonyms Synonyms Antonyms

Subject Predicate

Verb Object

Verb Resultative

Modifier Noun

Key Issues:

At what level is Chinese a monosyllabic language?

Number of syllables in English and Chinese morphemes

Relationship between morpheme/syllable/character in Chinese

Di-syllabicity in Mandarin Chinese

Differences between dialects with respect to monosyllabicity

What types of word-formation processes are:

Most common in Chinese

Less common in Chinese

Not found in English

Types of compounds: parallel, antonymous, V O, V R, subject-predicate, Modifier-Noun

Types of quadrisyllabic expressions: interweaving of synonyms, antonyms, numbers, directional morphemes, reduplication