Where is the Deictic Center?: 'Come' and 'Go' in Chinese Motion Construction
This study is concerned with distributional difference of the deictic verbs in Mainland China Mandarin Chinese (MC) and Singapore Mandarin Chinese (SC). MC only allows U(Vmanner) + Vpath + Location + Vdeictic lal/qu 'come/go’", whereas SC permits other word order. This study aims to invest...
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| Format: | Student Research Poster |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84146 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41627 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This study is concerned with distributional difference of the deictic verbs in Mainland China Mandarin Chinese (MC) and Singapore Mandarin Chinese (SC). MC only allows U(Vmanner) + Vpath + Location + Vdeictic lal/qu 'come/go’", whereas SC permits other word order. This study aims to investigate the difference and find the possible constraints involved in such constructions in SC. [Peer Assessment Review] |
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