Chinese Middle Constructions

Lexical Middle Formation

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, Chinese, Language Arts, Grammar
Cover of the book Chinese Middle Constructions by Jiajuan Xiong, Springer Singapore
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Author: Jiajuan Xiong ISBN: 9789811061875
Publisher: Springer Singapore Publication: November 14, 2017
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Jiajuan Xiong
ISBN: 9789811061875
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Publication: November 14, 2017
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

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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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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