Thematic Structure and Verb Copying in Mandarin Chinese.

Chang, Claire Hsun-huei

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ERIC Number: EJ448688

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Thematic Structure and Verb Copying in Mandarin Chinese.

Chang, Claire Hsun-huei

Language Sciences, v13 n3-4 p399-419 1991

Study of verb-copying in Mandarin Chinese, focusing on its relationship to the thematic structures of verbs and on phrase structures, shows that the function of verb-copying is to highlight the quantity element in a sentence. (21 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Mandarin Chinese, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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