This article examines two so-far-understudied verb doubling constructions in Mandarin Chinese, viz., verb doubling clefts and verb doubling lian…dou. We show that these constructions have the same internal syntax as regular clefts and lian…dou sentences, the doubling effect being epiphenomenal; therefore, we classify them as subtypes of the general cleft and lian…dou constructions, respectively, rather than as independent constructions. Additionally, we also show that, as in many other languages with comparable constructions, the two instances of the verb are part of a single movement chain, which has the peculiarity of allowing Spell-Out of more than one link.


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    Title :

    Verb doubling in Mandarin Chinese


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    Publication date :

    2020


    Size :

    838 KB , 1721 KB , 39 pages


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    Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe, 629



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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