1. Endocentric construction and exocentric construction are two fundamental concepts of structuralism and have been influential among Chinese linguists.

2. Exocentric construction : Opposite to the first type, is defined negatively as a construction whose distribution is not functionally equivalent to any of its constituents.

3. However, there are many exocentric constructions in compound words. From cognitive linguistics angles, exocentric compound words have a profound semantic and cognitive base.

4. Later researchers amused a lot of controversy about the distinction of "endocentric structure" and "exocentric structure" due to their inherent limitation of definition.

5. Country passenger transpotion has exocentric roles different from main passenger transpotion between cities. It' necessary to discuss out adaptive development mode and policy.

6. From cognitive linguistics angles, exocentric compound words have a profound semantic and cognitive base.

7. Being two fundamental concepts of Stmcturalism, "endocentric structure" and "exocentric structure" were first proposed by Bloomfield, later improved by Hockett.

8. When & quot ; until last Easter & quot ; serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction.

9. When "until last Easter" serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction.

10. The prototype construction meaning throws light on the ambiguity of weak extro - orientational verbs, exocentric verbs.