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.

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Author details:	Lisa Lai-Shen Cheng ORCiD, Luis Vicente ORCiD
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