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Peer reviewedCrosland, Jeff – Journal of East Asian Linguistics, 1998
Suggests that, in some Fujian Southern Min dialects, the patterns VP-neg and Adv-VP are mutually exclusive, presenting data from Xiamen to show recent innovations in the yes-no question pattern. Describes this innovation, explaining how the origin of the innovative patterns and limitations on their further development are influenced by…
Descriptors: Chinese, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Regional Dialects
