The Qualia Role Distribution in Word Meaning and Its Influence on Word Interpretation-Taking “Color(yán)+Noun(míng)” Compound Words as An Example

The meaning of compound words is mostly untransparent, which requires specialized semantic interpretation.In order to further understand the semantic transparency of compound words, this paper, taking "Color(yán)+Noun(míng)" compound words as an example, studies the distribution of Qualia role of compound words.Through the study, there are two discoveries:1) The transparent meaning usually contains 2-4 Qualia roles, the untransparent meaning usually contains one Qualia role.2) The Qualia role distribution of untransparent meaning follows some rules,e.g., the distribution of the Qualia role is directly related to the semantic type of the word.And words of the same semantic type often have the same distribution of Qualia roles.Using these rules, we can establish the Qualia role distribution sequence, and can construct a unified interpretation template, and can improve the interpretation of compound words.