Abstract:

The factors conditioning a combination of event noun and classifier include the distance between event noun and classifier, the subcategory and the function of classifier.The research based on a large-scale corpus shows that the selection has various preferences, which depends on the semantic feature of classifier.According to [+timeliness], the action classifier and timeliness classifier can constitute a continuum of seven kinds at four levels.The nominal classifier can be divided into five kinds.To sum up, the event noun has a strong tendency of combination with the medium [+timeliness] classifier subcategory.

Key words: corpus, semantic feature, timeliness, classifier subcategory