The Integration Functions of Topic Chains in Chinese Discourse

The topic chain, one of the essential organization devices in Chinese discourse, is highlighted by the use of many co-referential zero forms. Although the topic chain has been realized to play an important role in organizing discourse, few attempts have been made to explore how the topic chain forms...

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Main Author: Kun SUN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2019-01-01
Series:Acta Linguistica Asiatica
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Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/8200