Table 1 Three scalar properties determine four types of Chinese motion morphemes (Lin and Peck 2011 : 353)
From: Encoding motion events in Chinese and the “scalar specificity constraint”
Types of motion morphemes | Existence of a scale | Boundedness | Punctuality |
|---|---|---|---|
Nonscalar change (飛 fei ‘fly’) | - | - | - |
Open scale (退 tui ‘recede’) | + | - | - |
Multi-point closed scale (回 hui ‘return’) | + | + | - |
Two-point closed scale (進 jin ‘enter’) | + | + | + |