劉辰生Chen-Sheng Luther Liu2014-10-272014-10-272012-05-??http://rportal.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/handle/20.500.12235/13306Instead of jumping into the debate on whether the Chinese bi comparative is a clausal or a phrasal comparative, I argue for the following two points concerning this construction. First, the marker bi is not a degree word; instead, it functions to introduce the standard and forms a pair of correlative words with a degree adverb with the meaning of comparison. Second, the standard introduced by bi cannot be elements that can be modified by a degree adverb; otherwise, a conflict between two dimensions of comparison will occur.bicorrelative worddegree worddimension conflict