Complements in non-referential contexts : comparing English and Chinese

Lyn Shan Tieu

Complements in non-referential contexts : comparing English and Chinese

Lyn Shan Tieu

Western Sydney University

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![CDATA[When verbs are used non-referentially, the readings that result are generally indefinite, non-specific activity readings in which actions in general are referred to, rather than their effect on any particular object. No referential object is specified, and the interpretation is that of the action denoted by the verb. This paper examines the differences between non-referential verb use in English and Chinese, looking first at a syntactic analysis for non-referential verb use in Chinese, and then discussing the sources of the differences in the way verbs are used non-referentially in the two languages.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Conference of Canadian Linguistic Association, May 31 - June 2, 2008, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Publisher	Canadian Linguistic Association
Number of pages	15
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Canadian Linguistic Association. Annual Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

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Conference	Canadian Linguistic Association. Annual Conference
Period	1/01/10 → …

Keywords

English language
Chinese language
grammar, comparative and general
verb

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Complements in non-referential contexts : comparing English and Chinese

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