Chinese Middle Constructions : Lexical Middle Formation
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics
ISBN-10
9811348219
ISBN-13
9789811348211
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 4th, 2019
Print length
290 Pages
Product Classification:
Language: reference & generalGrammar, syntax & morphology
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This book defines Chinese middle constructions as generic constructions, with their highest syntactically saturated argument always understood as an arbitrary one.
This book defines Chinese middle constructions as generic constructions, with their highest syntactically saturated argument always understood as an arbitrary one. This working definition sets middle construction apart from middle voice in that it can be instantiated by various constructions in Chinese. By scrutinizing these constructions in the framework of Generative Syntax, the book concludes that their formation takes place at the lexical level, without resorting to any syntactic mechanisms and thus that Chinese falls into the category of lexical middle languages, which are in contrast to syntactic middle languages.
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