The Components of Sideward Movement in the Verb Copying Construction in Mandarin Chinese
In this paper, I explore the components of the sideward movement involved in the verb copying construction proposed by Cheng (2007). I first present some facts of the resultative de-clause of the verb copying construction which seems to be puzzling under Cheng’s analysis. An extended analysis is the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2015-05-01
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Series: | Studies in Chinese Linguistics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/scl-2015-0003 |