Verb doubling in Mandarin Chinese
- This article examines two so-far-understudied verb doubling constructions in Mandarin Chinese, viz., verb doubling clefts and verb doubling lian…dou. We show that these constructions have the same internal syntax as regular clefts and lian…dou sentences, the doubling effect being epiphenomenal; therefore, we classify them as subtypes of the general cleft and lian…dou constructions, respectively, rather than as independent constructions. Additionally, we also show that, as in many other languages with comparable constructions, the two instances of the verb are part of a single movement chain, which has the peculiarity of allowing Spell-Out of more than one link.
Author details: | Lisa Lai-Shen ChengORCiD, Luis VicenteORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-436880 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-43688 |
ISSN: | 1866-8364 |
Title of parent work (German): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (629) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2020/05/20 |
Publication year: | 2012 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2020/05/20 |
Tag: | Mandarin Chinese; cleft; verb doubling; verb movement lian…dou |
Issue: | 629 |
Number of pages: | 39 |
First page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 37 |
Source: | Journal of East Asian Linguistics 22 (2013) 1–37 DOI: 10.1007/s10831-012-9095-6 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 39 Bräuche, Etikette, Folklore / 390 Bräuche, Etikette, Folklore |
4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache | |
8 Literatur / 89 Andere Literaturen / 890 Literaturen anderer Sprachen | |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Green Open-Access |
License (English): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 2.0 Generic |
External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |