An Observation of the Feature and the Function of the Words Showing the Sex of Animals from Gan Dialect

gong(公)andpo(婆) are usually behind personal names and animal names, showing the sexes of people and animals in southern Chinese Dialects. The discussion focus of the construction is whether it is + or center + . The discussion involves an important question if there is the construction type of center + modifier in Chinese. According to Gan dialect, the article's viewpoint is that there is no such construction of center +modifier in Chinese. This article also quotes many data from other Chinese dialects to confirm it.