Reduplication of Disyllabic AdjectivesFunction: Like monosyllabics adjectives, disyllabic adjectives in Chinese can be reduplicated to express intensified states. They occur as pre-VP adverbials marked by 地, as Post-VP adverbial complements marked by 得, or as nominal modifiers marked by 的.Structures:1. The reduplication of disyllabic adjectives is from AB into AABB.2. A reduplicated disyllabic adjective is followed by when it modifiesthe verb.3. A reduplicated disyllabic adjective is followed by when it modifies a noun.4. When a reduplicated disyllabic adjective serves as the predicate, sentence ends with 的.5. When a reduplicated disyllabic adjective serves as a post-verbal complement, the entire sentence ends with 6, which can be optional.Usage:1. Not all disyllabic adjectives can be reduplicated. For example, those cannot be reduplicated. ((便宜、好看、傳統、難看、好玩、麻煩、不錯、便利、可怕、年輕、好喝、有名、方便、特別、討厭)).2. No intensification adverb can appear before a reduplicated adjective. For example:(1) *大家很開開心心地回家了。(2) *她今天穿得非常漂漂亮亮。

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