Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ470888
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Publication Date: 1993
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Definiteness and Word Order in Mandarin Chinese.
Hu, Mingliang
Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, v28 n2 p75-90 May 1993
Discussed the relationship between definiteness and word order (WO) from three aspects: the position of the unquantified noun phrases as related to their definiteness; effects of quantifiers on WO; and relative order of different noun phrases in the same clause. Data verify that the correlation between definiteness and WO is valid for larger discourse units. (Contains 13 references.) (JP)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Research, Mandarin Chinese, Nouns, Phrase Structure, Word Order
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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