Chinese Middle Constructions

Clarifies the distinctions between middle voice and the middle construction
It is the first book to apply a parametric approach to the study of Chinese middle constructions
Has typological significance by placing Chinese language into lexical middle category
Enriches the study of middle constructions in Mandarin Chinese by using dialectal data

Clarifies the distinctions between middle voice and the middle construction It is the first book to apply a parametric approach to the study of Chinese middle constructions Has typological significance by placing Chinese language into lexical middle category Enriches the study of middle constructions in Mandarin Chinese by using dialectal data Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr. Jiajuan Xiong is currently an associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages for Business, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China. Her areas of work include Chinese syntax, Sinhala syntax, synaesthesia and Buddhist philosophy of language. She received the Excellent Ph.D. Thesis award from Hong Kong University.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 The Middle Voice vs. the Middle Construction.- Chapter 2 Middle Constructions: Previous Research.- Chapter 3 The Qilai Middle.- Chapter 4 The Hao and Rongyi/nan Middles.- Chapter 5 The De and Bu Middles.- Chapter 6 More on Chinese Middles.- Chapter 7 Conclusions.