Focus Particles and wh-Expressions in Mandarin
by
Mingming Liu
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
This book concerns two focus particles (jiu, dou) and wh-expressions (shenme = ‘what’, na geren = ‘which person’) in Mandarin Chinese. These items are systematically ‘ambiguous’ and have played important roles in various aspects of Mandarin grammar. An idea based on alternatives and varieties...