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Peer reviewedLu, John H-T. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1980
Studies, using Mandarin Chinese as a test case: (1) the interaction of syntax and semantics when quantifiers and negatives co-occur; (2) the linear interpretation of quantifiers when the universal and existential quantifiers co-occur; (3) the logical relationship between them; and (4) the basic word order of existential sentences involving…
Descriptors: Chinese, Deep Structure, Negative Forms (Language), Semantics
Download full textLu, John H-T. – 1975
In Mandarin Chinese the two lexical items "de" and "bu," when inserted into a verb-verb construction, function as positive and negative potential markers, respectively, Their insertion, however, is not very regular or uniform, because some V-V constructions require their presence, while some others take them optionally, and…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Linguistic Theory, Mandarin Chinese
